Mark 12:42

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And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

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  • Luke 21:1-5
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    1The Widow’s Offering Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.

    2He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

    3He said,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

    4For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on.”

    5The Signs of the End of the Age Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said,

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    43He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

    44For they all gave out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in what she had to live on, everything she had.”

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    40They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

    41The Widow’s Offering Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.

  • John 12:5-8
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    5“Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”

    6(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

    7So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.

    8For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!”

  • 41“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

  • Mark 14:5-8
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    5It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.

    6But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.

    7For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!

    8She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

  • 6Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

  • 16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

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    24When Jesus noticed this, he said,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

    25In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

  • 3There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

  • 2 Sam 12:1-3
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    1Nathan the Prophet Confronts David So the LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said,“There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

    3But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

  • 12I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’

  • 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” So they brought him a denarius.

  • 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’

  • 22When Jesus heard this, he said to him,“One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

  • 59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”

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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • 15The rich are not to pay more and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your lives.

  • 15But he saw through their hypocrisy and said to them,“Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”

  • 12As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother(who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.

  • 9It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”

  • 23Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

  • 20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

  • 2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

  • 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

  • 24The Temple Tax After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said,“Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn’t he?”

  • 27But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

  • 24As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

  • 42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

  • 1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

  • 2And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

  • 37She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

  • 21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

  • 11For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!