Mark 12:41

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

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  • John 8:20 : 20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.
  • 2 Kgs 12:9 : 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and making a hole in the cover of it, put it by the altar, on the right side when one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put in it regularly all the money which was taken into the house of the Lord.
  • Luke 21:1-4 : 1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box. 2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing. 3 And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them: 4 For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.
  • Matt 27:6 : 6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

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  • Luke 21:1-5
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    1And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

    2And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

    3And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

    4For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

    5And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

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    42And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    43And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

    44Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.

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    38And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,

    39And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

    40Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

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    21And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

    22But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.

    23And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

    24And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

    25It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

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    22And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

    23But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

    24And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

    25It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

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    15And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

    16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • 21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • John 12:5-7
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    5Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

    6(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)

    7Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

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    22But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

    23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

    24And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.

  • 14And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

  • 47Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

  • 15And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money;

  • 12And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves.

  • 1And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

  • 2A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

  • 5We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

  • 41But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

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    33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

    34For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

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    15Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.

    16And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

    17And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

  • 10And when they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came and put it in bags, noting the amount of all the money there was in the house of the Lord.

  • 20And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • 2The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;

  • 11And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

  • 19Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

  • 9For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

  • 41And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

  • 9But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.