Beware of the Scribes
38nAnd in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39and have the best seats in the synagogues and othe places of honor at feasts, 40pwho devour widows' houses and qfor a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
The Widow's Offering
41rAnd he sat down opposite sthe treasury and watched the people tputting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42And a poor widow came and put in two usmall copper coins, which make a penny.6 43And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, vthis poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her wpoverty has put in everything she had, all xshe had to live on.”
Footnotes
- 6 12:42 Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
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