Mark 12:42

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 12:42 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 8:1O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
  2. Matthew 10:42And 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.”
  3. Luke 12:59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
  4. Luke 21:2and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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