# Mark 12.41-44

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.</span>
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> **41. And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42. And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. 43. And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.</span>** (Mark 12:39-44, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”</span>
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> **41. Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. 42. A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. 43. He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”</span>** (Mark 12:39-44, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.</span>
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> **41. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. <sup>money: a piece of brass money</sup> 42. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. <sup>mites: it is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money</sup> 43. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.</span>** (Mark 12:39-44, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'</span>
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> **41. And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, 42. and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing. 43. And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in, all her living.'</span>** (Mark 12:39-44, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Gift-Economy Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-gift-economy-convergence/)

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Stewardship](/codex/biblical-stewardship/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), via [Mark 12.44](/codex/mark-12-44/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.