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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:40

Which devour widows' houses ,.... See Gill on Matthew 23:14 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:41

And Jesus sat over against the treasury ,.... the Arabic version reads, "at the door of the treasury"; the place where the chests stood, into which money was put for various uses: there were thirteen chests in the temple F4 Misn. Shekalhim, c. 6. sect. 5. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. & Moses Kotsensis, Mitzvot Tora, pr. affirm. 44. & Maimon. Hilch. Shekalim, c. 2. sect. 2,3. ; six of them were, לנדבה , for voluntary oblations, or freewill offerings; for what remained... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:42

And there came a certain poor widow ,.... Among the many that came to offer their gifts freely, there came one that was particularly taken notice of by Christ; and she was a "widow", had no husband to provide for her, and was a "poor" one; had no substance left her by her husband to support her with; very likely she was an inhabitant of Jerusalem: and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing ; a "quadrant", which was the fourth part of the Roman assis, or farthing; which seems to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:43

And he called unto him, his disciples ,.... Who were at some little distance from him, he having finished his discourses: and saith unto them, verily I say unto you : a way of speaking he often used, when he was about to deliver something of importance, and not so easy of belief, and which required attention, and what he solemnly affirmed: that this poor widow , pointing to her, hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury : not that she had cast in more, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:44

For all they did cast in of their abundance ,.... Or "superabundance", as the Arabic version renders it; or "superfluity", as the Ethiopic: they abounded in the things of the world, of which they gave only a part; and though they might give much, yet they could easily spare it, and had enough remaining: but she, of her want ; or "penury", as in Luke 21:4 ; see 2 Corinthians 8:2 ; did cast in all that she had, even all her living ; her whole substance, all that she had in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:35

How say the scribes - See Matthew 22:41 , etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:37

The common people heard him gladly - And were doubtless many of them brought to believe and receive the truth. By the comparatively poor the Gospel is still best received. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:38

Beware of the scribes - See on Matthew 23:1 ; (note), etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:41

Cast money into the treasury - It is worthy of observation, that the money put into the treasury, even by the rich, is termed by the evangelist χαλκον , brass money, probably that species of small brass coin which was called פרוטה prutah among the Jews, two of which make a farthing, and twenty-four an Italian assarius, which assarius is the twenty-fourth part of a silver penny. We call this, mite, from the French, miete , which signifies a crumb, or very small morsel. The prutah was... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:43

Verse 43 Mark 12:43.Verily I say to you. This reply of Christ contains a highly useful doctrine that whatever men offer to God ought to be estimated not by its apparent value, (122) but only by the feeling of the heart, and that the holy affection of him who according to his small means, offers to God the little that he has, is more worthy of esteem than that of him who offers a hundred times more out of his abundance. In two ways this doctrine is useful, for the poor who appear not to have the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:40

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:41

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:42

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:43

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 12:44

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:35

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:38

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:41

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:43

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