Mark 12:43
He 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.
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- 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
- 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.
- 2 Cor 9:6-8 : 6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.
- Exod 35:21-29 : 21 Everyone whose heart stirred him to action and everyone whose spirit was willing came and brought the offering for the LORD for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the LORD. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair, ram skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them. 24 Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 Every woman who was skilled spun with her hands and brought what she had spun, blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, 26 and all the women whose heart stirred them to action and who were skilled spun goats’ hair. 27 The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece, 28 and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
- Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”
- Acts 11:29 : 29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
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1 The Widow’s Offering Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.
2 He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
3 He said,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
4 For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on.”
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40 They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”
41 The 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.
42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.
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44 For 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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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.)
7 So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
8 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!”
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23 Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.
6 But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.
7 For 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!
8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.
9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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33 Sell 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.
34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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22 When 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.”
23 But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy.
24 When Jesus noticed this, he said,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
25 In 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.”
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21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”
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1 The 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.
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8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste?
9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”
10 When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.
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12 For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
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25 But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.
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43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
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47 They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”
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13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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18 Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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12 As 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.
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3 There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
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46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
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6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.