But she, of her want, [2] or indigence, out of what she wanted to subsist by, as appeareth by the Greek. (Witham)
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De penuria sua, Greek: ek tes ustereseos. See the same Greek word, 1 Corinthians xvi. 17; 2 Corinthians ix. 12, and Chap. xi. 9. &c.
OF THEIR ABUNDANCE - Of their superfluous store. They have given what they did not “need.” They could afford it as well as not, and in doing it they have shown no self-denial. SHE OF HER WANT - Of he...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The Parable of the Vineyard. (Mark 12:1 .Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9)_ 2. The Question concerning the Tribute Money. (Mark 1
THE WIDOW'S MITES. After teaching in the court of the Gentiles, Jesus sat down near to the treasury in the court of the women. He watched those who came to contribute. As (a poor widow) brought her la...
REJECTION AND RETRIBUTION (Mark 12:1-12)...
When Jesus had sat down opposite the treasury, he was watching how the crowd threw their money into the treasury, and many rich people threw in large sums. A poor widow woman came and threw in two mit...
OF. out of. Greek _ek._ App-104. WANT. destitution. ALL. the whole. THAT. as much as. LIVING. life. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the means whereby her life was suppor...
_of their abundance_ i. e. of their _superfluity_, "of þat þing þat was plenteuous to hem." Wyclif. _she of her want_ "of hir myseste sente alle þingis þat she hadde, al hir lyflode," Wyclif. Observe...
ἘΚ ΤΟΥ͂ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΕΎΟΝΤΟΣ. see on 2 Corinthians 8:12; 2 Corinthians 8:14. _Non perpendit Deus quantum in sacrificio, sed ex quanto proferatur_ (Bede). Vulg. here has _ex eo quod abundabat illis_; in Lk. _...
41–44. THE WIDOW’S TWO MITES Luke 21:1-4...
Ver 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. 42. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in...
_JESUS TEACHING IN THE TEMPLE -- MARK 12:35-44:_ The Jews had to admit that Jesus was a descendant of David according to the flesh. However, they denied that He was divine or related to him in any spi...
ΠΕΡΙΣΣΕΎΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΕΎΩ (G1248) быть в изобилии. Part, в роли _subst._ ΎΣΤΕΡΉΣΕΩΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΎΣΤΈΡΗΣΙΣ (G5304) недостаток, скудость, нужда. ΕΊΧΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ ...
DISCOURSE: 1453 THE WIDOW’S MITE Mark 12:41. 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 cer...
SHE THREW IN TWO MITES, WHICH MAKE A FARTHING, &C.— Κοδραντης. This coin in value was no more than three-fourths of our farthing: wherefore the offering given by this poor widow was very small in itse...
9. THE POOR WIDOW AND HER OFFERING 12:41-44 _TEXT 12:41-44_ 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...
_SUMMARY 11:1 TO 12:44_ In this section the historian has presented only one miracle, that of withering the barren fig-tree. The section is chiefly taken up with conversations and speeches, in which s...
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. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 21:1....
44 See 2Co_8:12. 1-8 Compare Mat_24:1-8; Luk_21:5-11. 2 It took forty-six years to build the temple (Joh_2:20). Our Lord had already hinted that it would be razed to the ground. While He was within t...
VARIOUS INCIDENTS AND DISCOURSES IN THE TEMPLE 1-12. The wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 12 THE GARDEN AND THE CRUEL WORKERS VERSES 1-12 A servant does his work on behalf...
THEY DID CAST IN OF THEIR ABUNDANCE... SHE OF HER WANT. — The contrast between the two Greek words is somewhat stronger: _They of their superfluity... she of her deficiency._ We recognise the same sta...
CHAPTER 12:41-44 (MARK 12:41) THE WIDOW'S MITE "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. And there c...
ἐκ τῆς ὑστερήσεως, from her state of want, _cf._ on Lk. ὑστέρησις, here and in Philippians 4:11. πάντα ὅσα : this not visible to the eye; divined by the mind, but firmly believed to be true, as appear...
_The widow's offering_ (Luke 21:1-4). This charming story comes in with dramatic effect, after the repulsive picture of the greedy praying scribe. The reference to the widows victimised by the hypocri...
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT Mark 12:28-44 To the young ruler our Lord named one command as great-the love of one's neighbor. Now, in answer to this scribe, he turned with unerring choice, first to Deutero...
In this parable of the vineyard the Lord very graphically sketched for those people their own national history, and condemned them thereby. "They perceived that He spake the parable against them." The...
CHAPTER 19 THE WIDOW'S MITE Luke 21:1-4; Mark 12:41-44. “Jesus, sitting in front of the treasury, was seeing how the multitude cast their money into the treasury. And one poor widow, having come, cas...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
_A GREAT GIFT_ ‘They did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had.’ Mark 12:44 I. WHO WAS THE GIVER?—She was a poor widow. Sorrow more often makes people selfis...
The Lord afterwards gives the substance of the whole law, as the principle of blessing between the creature and God, and that which formed the touchstone for the heart in the rejection of Christ. I sa...
FOR ALL THEY DID CAST IN OF THEIR ABUNDANCE,.... Or "superabundance", as the Arabic version renders it; or "superfluity", as the Ethiopic: they abounded in the things of the world, of which they gave...
_Jesus sat over against the treasury_ “Jesus was now in the treasury, or that part of the women's court where the chests were placed for receiving the offerings of those who came to worship. These che...
THE WIDOW'S MITE. Mark 12:41....
FOR ALL THEY DID CAST IN OF THEIR ABUNDANCE, BUT SHE OF HER WANT DID CAST IN ALL SHE HAD, EVEN ALL HER LIVING. The Temple treasuries, thirteen in number according to transmitted accounts, were located...
(This is done near the close of the service as a follow-up to the sermon.) 1. Pass out cards - 4X6 card with “Present” and “Future” and a box under each word. 2. Instructions 1. Do not write your n...
41-44 Let us not forget that Jesus still sees the treasury. He knows how much, and from what motives, men give to his cause. He looks at the heart, and what our views are, in giving alms; and whether...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 12:41...
Mark 12:44 for G1063 all G3956 in G906 (G5627) of G1537 their G846 abundance G4052 (G5723) but...
THE POOR WIDOW WHO GAVE MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE (12:41-44). In contrast with the greed of some of the Scribes (Mark 12:40), and the love of money of the rich young man (Mark 10:22), we now have drawn...
Mark 12:44. FOR. The worth of a gift is to be determined not by its intrinsic value, but _by what it costs_ the giver. The measure of that cost is what is _left,_ not what is given. HER WHOLE LIVING...
Mark 12:41-44. _The Widow's Mites._ Comp. Luke 21:1-4....
Mark 12:43 The Widow's Offering and the Stones of the Temple. The spirit that led the disciples to admire the stones of the temple, while Christ pointed them to the widow's offering, is a spirit nat...
Mark 12:41 The Widow's Gift. I. Look first at the giver; a widow and a poor widow. Sorrow often makes people selfish, but the benevolent donor in the case before us was a widow. II. Look next at the...
Mark 12:12. _And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way._ Christ's enemies could not i...
CONTENTS: Parable of householder demanding fruit from his vineyards. The tribute question. Jesus answers the Sadducees. The great commandments. The widow's mite. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Caesa...
Mark 12:1. _A certain man planted a vineyard._ See on Matthew 20:1. The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to what is said in Psalms 80. and Isaiah 5.
PUT IN ALL SHE HAD. The true value of a gift is what it cost the one who gave it. _The_ widow gave _all she had to live on_! Out of her love, she gave everything to God, trusting his providence to tak...
_And Jesus sat over against the treasury._ THE TREASURY TEST The lesson taught by this narrative is-man’s treatment of God’s treasury the true touchstone of piety. I. God has a treasury in His churc...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 12:42 The SMALL COPPER COINS were worth about 1/128th of a denarius, which was a day’s wage for a laborer. ⇐...
A POOR WIDOW GIVES ALL SHE HAS MARK 12:41-44; LUKE 21:1-4; MARK 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in m...
CHAPTER 12 1 _The parable of the vineyard_. 13 _Touching the paying of tribute_. 18 _The Sadducees confuted_. 35 _A difficulty proposed to the scribes._ VER. 1 _. Planted a vineyard._ Gr. _ε̉φύτευσεν_...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 12:41_ (PARALLEL: Luke 21:1.) _A celebrated contribution_.—The “collection” is generally considered to be commonplace. Jesus, in this passage, clothed it with...
EXPOSITION MARK 12:1 AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK UNTO THEM IN PARABLES. This particular parable which follows was specially directed against the scribes and Pharisees; but it was uttered in the presence o...
Mark's gospel, chapter 12. Now we remember that Jesus is in the temple. This is the day after He had cleansed it again. It is on Tuesday. It is His final week. Sunday He had made His triumphant entry...
1 Chronicles 29:2; 1 John 3:17; 2 Chronicles 24:10; 2 Chronicles 31:5;...