Mark 12:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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; Luke 21:2. See App-51.

a farthing. Greek. kodrantes.. [Roman] quadrans. i.e.. fourth, being. fourth of the Roman " as ". Hence. fourthing. our farthing. Occurs only here, and Matthew 5:26. See App-51.

Mark 12:42

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