Mark 12:43 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 12:43

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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ASV

And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This poor widow hath cast more in ... - That is, more in proportion to her means, and therefore more that was acceptable to God. He does not mean that this was more in value than all which the others had put in but it showed more love to the sacred cause, more self-denial, and, of course, more sincerity in what she did. This is the rule by which God will reward us. Compare 2Co 8:12.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all - See what judgement is cast on the most specious, outward actions by the Judge of all! And how acceptable to him is the smallest, which springs from self-denying love!

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We have seen in the former part of this chapter, how the enemies of our Lord endeavored to "catch Him in His words." We have seen how the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Scribes successively propounded to Him hard questions — questions we can hardly fail to observe more likely to minister strife than edification. The passage before us begins with a question of a very different character. Our Lord Himself propounds it. He asks His enemies about Christ and the meaning of Holy Scripture. Such questions are always truly profitable.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
προσκαλεσάμενος	proskalesamenos	having called to [Him]	G4341 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
μαθητὰς	mathētas	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He says	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
χήρα	chēra	widow	G5503 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
πτωχὴ	ptōchē	poor	G4434 →
πλεῖον	pleion	more	G4119 →
πάντων	pantōn	than all	G3956 →
ἔβαλεν	ebalen	has cast [in]	G906 →
τῶν	tōn	of those	G3588 →
βαλλόντων	ballontōn	casting	G906 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
γαζοφυλάκιον·	gazophulakion	treasury;	G1049 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 10:42
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Matthew 25:40
  And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Mark 9:41–42
  Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- Matthew 18:10
  See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–15
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:2
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
leads to
- James 2:5
  Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
Through
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
leads to
- Mark 12:42–44
  Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
  Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.