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Mark 12:41

Jesus
Money and wealth

39 and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

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

43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
KJV
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.
WEB
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Jesus, having sat down opposite the treasury, saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury; and many rich cast in much.
BLB
And having sat down opposite the treasury, He was watching how the crowd casts money into the treasury; and many rich ones were casting [in] much.
ÅB
Og han satte seg rett imot tempelkisten og så på hvordan folket la penger i kisten; og mange rike la meget.
OTB
Jesus satte seg ned rett overfor stedet hvor offergavene ble lagt og så på mengden som la pengene sine i tempelkisten. Mange rike mennesker ga store beløp.
B1930
Og han satte sig rett imot tempelkisten og så på hvorledes folket la penger i kisten; og mange rike la meget.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 21:1–4

    Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

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  • 2 Kings 12:9

    Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.

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  • John 8:20

    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

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  • Matthew 27:6

    The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

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