Mark 12:42
40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 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 came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
- KJV
- And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
- WEB
- A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
- ASV
- And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
- DARBY
- And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
- BLB
- And having come, one poor widow cast [in] two lepta, which is a kodrantes.
- ÅB
- Og en fattig enke kom og la to skjerver, som er én øre.
- OTB
- Men en fattig enke kom og la to små kobbermynter, verdt bare noen få øre.
- B1930
- Og en fattig enke kom og la to skjerver, som er én øre.