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Mark 12:43

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

Mark 12:43 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 12:43

Theological / Devotional

His disciples. See on Matt. 24:1.

Verily. Or, “truly” (see on Matt. 5:18; John 1:51).

More in, than all. That is, more than all of the rich contributors together. In the sight of Heaven it is not really the size of a gift that counts, but the motive that prompts it. Heaven is interested only in the amount of love and devotion the gift represents, not its monetary value. That is the only basis on which God rewards men, as Jesus so pointedly illustrated by the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (see on Matt. 20:15). Jesus’ commendation of this widow was based on the spirit that prompted her gift, not on its intrinsic value.

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