Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” New Living Translation For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.” English Standard Version For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Berean Standard Bible For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” Berean Literal Bible For all cast in out of that which was abounding to them, but she out of her poverty cast in all, as much as she had of her whole livelihood." King James Bible 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. New King James Version for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.” New American Standard Bible for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” NASB 1995 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” NASB 1977 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” Legacy Standard Bible for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” Amplified Bible For they all contributed from their surplus, but she, from her poverty, put in all she had, all she had to live on.” Christian Standard Bible For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had —all she had to live on.” Holman Christian Standard Bible For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a cent to live on. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation All of them have given what they could spare. But she, in her poverty, has given everything she had to live on." Good News Translation For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had--she gave all she had to live on." International Standard Version because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on." Majority Standard Bible For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” NET Bible 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." New Heart English Bible for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on." Webster's Bible Translation For all they cast in of their abundance: but she of her want cast in all that she had, even all her living. Weymouth New Testament for they have all contributed out of what they could well spare, but she out of her need has thrown in all she possessed--all she had to live on." World English Bible for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, put in all that she had—all her living.” Berean Literal Bible For all cast in out of that which was abounding to them, but she out of her poverty cast in all, as much as she had of her whole livelihood." Young's Literal Translation for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.' Smith's Literal Translation For all they cast in out of the abundance to them; and she, out of her want, cast in all things which she had, her whole living. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living. Catholic Public Domain Version For they all gave from their abundance, yet truly, she gave from her scarcity, even all that she had, her entire living.” New American Bible For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.” New Revised Standard Version For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor all of them cast of their abundance; but she of her poverty cast everything she had, even all of her possessions. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For they all cast in from the surplus that they had, but this one has cast in from her want, everything that she had; she cast in all her possessions.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament for all they have cast in of their superfluities; but she from her indigence hath cast in all that she had, even her whole substance. Mace New Testament for all the rest contributed out of their superfluous substance; but she has contributed what she wanted for her bare subsistence. Weymouth New Testament for they have all contributed out of what they could well spare, but she out of her need has thrown in all she possessed--all she had to live on." Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Widow's Offering…43Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. 44For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” Cross References Luke 21:4 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. Acts 4:34-35 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Luke 12:33-34 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. 1 Kings 17:12-16 But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” ... 2 Kings 4:1-7 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ... Deuteronomy 15:10 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand. Treasury of Scripture 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. cast in of. Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 1 Chronicles 29:2-17 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance… 2 Chronicles 24:10-14 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end… all her. Deuteronomy 24:6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Luke 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Luke 15:12,30 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living… Jump to Previous Abundance Cast Contributed Live Need Owned Possessed Poverty Something Spare Superfluity Surplus Thrown Want Wealth WholeJump to Next Abundance Cast Contributed Live Need Owned Possessed Poverty Something Spare Superfluity Surplus Thrown Want Wealth WholeMark 12 1. Jesus tells the parable of the tenants13. He avoids the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Caesar; 18. convicts the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection; 28. resolves the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment; 35. refutes the opinion that the scribes held of the Christ; 38. bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hypocrisy; 41. and commends the poor widow for her two mites, above all. For they all contributed out of their surplus This phrase highlights the contrast between the wealthy donors and the poor widow. The Greek word for "surplus" is "perisseuontos," which implies an abundance or excess. Historically, the temple treasury was a place where people would give offerings, often publicly, as a demonstration of their piety. The wealthy gave from their abundance, which did not require personal sacrifice. This act, while generous in appearance, lacked the depth of commitment and trust in God that true sacrificial giving demands. In a conservative Christian perspective, this serves as a reminder that God values the heart and intention behind the gift more than the gift itself. but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on Even all her living.--This was not necessarily involved in the act itself, but the woman may have become known to our Lord in one of His previous visits to Jerusalem, or we may see in the statement an instance of His divine insight into the lives and characters of men, like that shown in the case of the woman of Samaria (John 4:18). Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. they all πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. contributed ἔβαλον (ebalon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. their αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. surplus, περισσεύοντος (perisseuontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4052: From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. she αὕτη (hautē) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. poverty ὑστερήσεως (hysterēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5304: Poverty, want, need. A falling short, i.e., penury. has put [in] ἔβαλεν (ebalen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. she had εἶχεν (eichen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. to live on.” βίον (bion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 979: A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood. 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