And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
And he saw a certain poor [or 'indigent' penichran (G3997 )] widow casting in two mites, х leepta (G3016)] - "which make a farthing" (Mark 12:42); that is, the smallest Jewish coin. The term here rendered "farthing" х kodrantees (G2835) = quadrans] is the 8th part of the Roman "as"; and thus her whole offering would amount to no more than about the 5th part of our penny. But it was her all. "And He called His disciples" (Mark 12:43) for the purpose of teaching from this case a great general lesson.