Mark 12:44
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.
Mark 12:44 in other translations
| BSB | For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” |
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| WEB | for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in--all her living.' |
| DARBY | for all have cast in of that which they had in abundance, but she of her destitution has cast in all that she had, the whole of her living. |
| BBE | Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living. |
| Webster | For all they cast in of their abundance: but she of her want cast in all that she had, even all her living. |
What does Mark 12:44 mean?
Barnes' Notes
She of her want. Of her poverty.
All her living. All that she had to live on. She trusted in God to supply her wants, and devoted her little property entirely to him. From this passage we may learn:
(1.) That God is pleased with offerings made to him and his cause.
(2.) That it is our duty to devote our property to God. We received it from him; and we shall not employ it in a proper manner unless we feel that we are stewards, and ask of him what we shall do with it. Jesus approved the conduct of all who had given money to the treasury.
(3.) That the highest evidence of love to the cause of religion is not the amount given, but the amount compared with our means.
(4.) That it may be proper to give all our property to God, and to depend on his Providence for the supply of our wants.
(5.) That God does not despise the humblest offering, if made in sincerity, He loves a cheerful giver.
(6.) That there are none who may not in this way show their love to the cause of religion. There are few, very few scholars in all our Sabbath schools, who may not give as much to the cause of religion as this poor widow; and Jesus would be as ready to approve their offerings as he was hers, and the time to begin to be benevolent and to do good is in early life, in childhood.
(7.) That it is every man's duty to make inquiry, not how much he gives, but how much compared with what he has; how much self-denial he practises, and what is the motive with which it is done.
(8.) We may remark that few practise self-denial for the purposes of charity. Most give of their abundance--that is, what they can spare without feeling it--and many feel that this is the same as throwing it away. Among all the thousands who give to these objects, how few deny themselves of one comfort, even the least, that they may advance the kingdom of Christ!
(y) "abundance" 1Chr 29:3,17, 2Chr 24:10 (z) "even all her living" De 24:6
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 12:41-44
Let us not forget that Jesus still sees the treasury. He knows how much, and from what motives, men give to his cause. He looks at the heart, and what our views are, in giving alms; and whether we do it as unto the Lord, or only to be seen of men. It is so rare to find any who would not blame this widow, that we cannot expect to find many who will do like to her; and yet our Saviour commends her, therefore we are…
Mark 12:44 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 12:44
- 2 Corinthians 8:2-3
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
- 1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- Luke 21:2-4
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
- Ezra 2:68-69
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
- Mark 14:8
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
- Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- 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,
- Deuteronomy 24:6
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
- 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. Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord. So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. …
- 2 Chronicles 35:7-8
And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king’s substance. And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
- 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. Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord? …
- Philippians 4:10-17
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:8; 1Ch 29:2-17; 2Ch 24:10-14; 31:5-10; 35:7,8; Ezr 2:68,69
Ne 7:70-72; 2Co 8:2,3; Php 4:10-17
all her.
De 24:6; Lu 8:43; 15:12,30; 21:2-4; 1Jo 3:17
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Context
- Mark 12:43
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 12:44
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.
Mark 12:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque todos han echado de lo que les sobra; mas ésta, de su pobreza echó todo lo que tenía, todo su alimento. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car tous y ont mis de leur superflu, mais celle-ci y a mis de son indigence, tout ce qu’elle avait, toute sa subsistance. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn alle haben von ihrem Überfluß eingelegt; diese aber hat von ihrem Mangel, alles was sie hatte, eingelegt, ihren ganzen Lebensunterhalt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnes enim ex eo, quod abundabat illis, miserunt: hæc vero de penuria sua omnia quæ habuit misit totum victum suum. |