World English Bible
Mark 12:42
“A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.”
Verse in context — Mark 12
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those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.
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Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
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A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
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He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
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for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.
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