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Mark 12:42

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark 12:42 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

    ASV

  • And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    BBE

  • And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.

    DBY

  • A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,{Literally, lepta (or widow's mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.} which equal a quadrans coin.{A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.}

    WEB

  • and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

    YLT

  • And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

    ENG

  • And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

    WBT

  • Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

    BSB

In context

40Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

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