And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. Most touching is the connection between the denunciations against those grasping ecclesiastics who "devoured widows' houses" - which, according both to Mark and Luke, our Lord had just uttered-and the case of this poor... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. AND HE SAW A CERTAIN POOR [OR 'INDIGENT' penichran (G3997 )] WIDOW CASTING IN TWO MITES, [ leepta (G3016)] - "which make a farthing" (Mark 12:42); that is, the smallest Jewish coin. The term here rendered "farthing" [ kodrantees ... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: AND HE SAID, OF A TRUTH I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT THIS POOR WIDOW HATH CAST IN MORE THAN THEY ALL - in proportion to her means, which is God's standard of judgment ().... [ Continue Reading ]
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. FOR ALL THESE HAVE OF THEIR ABUNDANCE, [ ek (G1537) tou (G3588) perisseuontos (G4052) autois (G846)] - 'of their superfluity;' of what they had to spare, beyon... [ Continue Reading ]
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1.... [ Continue Reading ]