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Mark 12:43
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;
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;
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...
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...
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...
REJECTION AND RETRIBUTION (Mark 12:1-12)...
VERILY. See note on Matthew 5:18. THIS POOR WIDOW. this widow; and she. poor one....
_he called unto him_ "De re magna. Specimen judicii olim exercendi, pro statu cordium." Bengel. _more in, than all they_ It is not said that the gifts of the others were worthless. Many possessed, no...
41–44. THE WIDOW’S TWO MITES Luke 21:1-4...
ἜΒΑΛΕΝ ([2835]c[2836][2837][2838][2839][2840] 33) rather than βέβληκεν ([2841][2842][2843]). ΒΑΛΛΌΝΤΩΝ ([2844][2845][2846][2847][2848][2849]) rather than βαλόντων ([2850][2851][2852][2835] Codex Sinai...
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...
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. part. (temp.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΈΟΜΑΙ (G4341) звать, призывать кого-л. ΠΛΕΊΟΝ _adv. сотр. от_ ΠΟΛΎΣ (G4183) многий; "больший" ΠΆΝΤΩΝ, _см._ Mark 12:33. ΒΑΛΛΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. pa...
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...
_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...
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...
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....
18 Now that He has answered the hardest question of the Pharisees and Herodians, the Sadducees bring Him their best argument against the truth of resurrection. There is the constant tendency, even amo...
VARIOUS INCIDENTS AND DISCOURSES IN THE TEMPLE 1-12. The wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9). See on Mt....
HATH CAST MORE IN] i.e. more in proportion to her means, and so has pleased God more. 'A certain woman offered a handful of wheat meal, and the high priest despised her, saying, How worthless this is...
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...
AND HE CALLED UNTO HIM HIS DISCIPLES. — The act was significant. He sought to teach them to judge of acts by other than a quantitative standard. For him the widow’s mites and the ointment that might h...
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...
ἡ πτωχὴ, emphatic the poverty-stricken; manifest from her dress and wasted look....
_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...
God accepts alms, if they are corresponding to each one's abilities; and the more able a man is, the more must he bestow in charities. The widow's mite was very acceptable to God, and very meritorious...
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...
Mark 12:43._Verily I say to you. _This reply of Christ contains a highly useful doctrine that whatever men offer to God ought to be estimated not by its apparent value, (122) but only by the feeling o...
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...
AND HE CALLED UNTO HIM, HIS DISCIPLES,.... Who were at some little distance from him, he having finished his discourses: AND SAITH UNTO THEM, VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU: a way of speaking he often used, w...
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: Ver. 43. _This poor widow_...
_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...
MORE IN, THAN ALL THEY; more in proportion to her means-more for her, and more in God's estimation, than all they had given was for them....
(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...
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Mark 12:43 So G2532 called G4341 (G5666) His G846 disciples G3101 said G3004 (G5719) them G846 Assuredly...
‘And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow dropped in more than all those who are dropping money into the Treasury, for they all dropped in of what the...
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 12:43. AND HE CALLED UNTO HIM. Peculiar to Mark. Our Lord directed their special attention to this act of the widow. MORE THAN ALL THEY THAT ARE CASTING INTO THE TREASURY. Not more than a speci...
Mark 12:41-44. _The Widow's Mites._ Comp. Luke 21:1-4....
CALLED UNTO HIM (προσκαλεσαμενος). Indirect middle voice. The disciples themselves had slipped away from him while the terrific denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees had gone on, puzzled at thi...
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 MORE IN THE OFFERING BOX. She gave an extremely small gift, yet Jesus praises her for it. She gave "more" in proportion to what she had! God looks at "quality," rather than "quantity....
_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...
2 Corinthians 8:12; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Acts 11:29;...
This poor widow [η χ η ρ α α υ τ η η π τ ω χ η]. The Greek order is very suggestive, forming a kind of climax : this widow, the poor one, or and she poor....
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, wh...