Mark 12:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Mark 12:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Two mites - The word translated “mite” denotes a small coin made of brass - the smallest in use among the Jews. The precise value cannot now be easily estimated. It was much less than any coin we...

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• Mark 12:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Widow's Mites. After teaching in the court of the Gentiles, Jesus sat down near to the treasury in the court of the women. He watched those who came to contribute. As (a poor widow) brought her...

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• Mark 12:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  a certain poor widow . one poor widow. threw . cast, as above, mites. Pl, of lepton . the small thin Jewish copper coin (from leptos = peeled, or pared down). Occ only here, and Luke 12:59...

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• Mark 12:42 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1453 THE WIDOW’S MITE Mark 12:41-44 . And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there...

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• Mark 12:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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

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• Mark 12:42 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  She threw in two mites, which make a farthing, &c.— Κοδραντης. This coin in value was no more than three-fourths of our farthing: wherefore the offering given by this poor widow was very small...

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• Mark 12:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 21:1-4 .

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• Mark 12:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Various Incidents and Discourses in the Temple 1-12. The wicked husbandmen ( Matthew 21:33 ; Luke 20:9 ). See on Mt.

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• Mark 12:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 12:41-44 ( Mark 12:41-44 ) THE WIDOW'S MITE "And He sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. An...

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• Mark 12:42 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the First Commandment Mark 12:28-44 To the young ruler our Lord named one command as great-the love of one's neighbor. Now, in answer to this scribe, he turned with unerring choice, first to D...

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• Mark 12:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In this parable of the vineyard the Lord very graphically sketched for those people their own national history, and condemned them thereby. "They perceived that He spake the parable against them." Th...

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• Mark 12:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And there came a certain poor widow ,.... Among the many that came to offer their gifts freely, there came one that was particularly taken notice of by Christ; and she was a "widow", had no husband...

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• Mark 12:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Ver. 42. Two mites ] A mite is valued of our money to be three parts of one cent. (Godw. Ant.) Her mite cou...

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• Mark 12:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jesus sat over against the treasury “Jesus was now in the treasury, or that part of the women's court where the chests were placed for receiving the offerings of those who came to worship. These ch...

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• Mark 12:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow.       41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasur...

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• Mark 12:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 12:41 "

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• Mark 12:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Poor Widow Who Gave More Than Everyone Else (12:41-44). In contrast with the greed of some of the Scribes ( Mark 12:40 ), and the love of money of the rich young man ( Mark 10:22 ), we now hav...

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• Mark 12:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 12:41-44 (PARALLEL: Luke 21:1-4 .) A celebrated contribution .—The “collection” is generally considered to be commonplace. Jesus, in this passage, clot...

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• Mark 12:42 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 12:41-44 The Widow's Gift. I. Look first at the giver; a widow and a poor widow. Sorrow often makes people selfish, but the benevolent donor in the case before us was a widow. II. Look next...

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• Mark 12:42 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Mark 12:12 . And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Christ's enemies could no...

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• Mark 12:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 12:1 . A certain man planted a vineyard. See on Matthew 20:1 . The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to what is said in Psalms 80 . and Isaiah 5 . Mark 12:2 ....

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• Mark 12:42 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And Jesus sat over against the treasury. The treasury test The lesson taught by this narrative is-man’s treatment of God’s treasury the true touchstone of piety. I. God has a treasury in His...

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• Mark 12:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them in parables . This particular parable which follows was specially directed against the scribes and Pharisees; but it was uttered in th...

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• Mark 12:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Widow's Mite. Mark 12:41-44 .

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• Mark 12:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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