Mark 12:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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,

  • Mark 12:43-44
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    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.

  • Mark 12:40-41
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    40Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

    41And 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.

  • John 12:5-8
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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.

    8The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

  • Luke 7:41
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    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.

  • Mark 14:5-8
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    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.

    6But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

    7The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

    8She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

  • Luke 12:6
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    6Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • Luke 18:24-25
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    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.

  • Luke 18:3
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    3And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

  • 2 Sam 12:1-3
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    1And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

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

    3But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

  • Luke 18:12
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    12Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

  • Matt 22:19
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    19Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

  • Luke 10:35
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    35And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.

  • Luke 18:22
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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.

  • Luke 12:59
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    59I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.

  • Luke 12:33-34
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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.

  • Exod 30:15
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    15The man of wealth is to give no more and the poor man no less than the half-shekel of silver, when the offering is made to the Lord as the price for your lives.

  • Mark 12:15
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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.

  • Luke 7:12
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    12Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

  • Matt 26:9
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    9For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

  • Mark 10:23
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    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!

  • Luke 6:20
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    20And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • Mark 12:2
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    2And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

  • Mark 10:25
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    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.

  • Matt 17:24
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    24And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?

  • Matt 17:27
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    27But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • Matt 18:24
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    24And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

  • Luke 8:42
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    42For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.

  • Luke 16:1
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    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.

  • Matt 20:2
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    2And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Luke 2:37
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    37She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Matt 26:11
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    11For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.