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Text -- Mark 12:44 (NET)

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12:44 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.”
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: Women | Widow | Temple | Self-denial | Poor | MITE | LIVELY; LIVING | Jesus, The Christ | JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 | ABOUND; ABUNDANCE; ABUNDANT; ABUNDANTLY | more
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TSK: Mar 12:44 - -- cast in of : Mar 14:8; 1Chr. 29:2-17; 2Ch 24:10-14, 2Ch 31:5-10, 2Ch 35:7, 2Ch 35:8; Ezr 2:68, Ezr 2:69; Neh 7:70-72; 2Co 8:2, 2Co 8:3; Phi 4:10-17 al...

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Barnes: Mar 12:44 - -- Of their abundance - Of their superfluous store. They have given what they did not "need."They could afford it as well as not, and in doing it ...

Of their abundance - Of their superfluous store. They have given what they did not "need."They could afford it as well as not, and in doing it they have shown no self-denial.

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 students in Sunday 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 inquire, not how much he gives, but how much compared with what he has; how much self-denial he practices, and what is the "motive"with which it is done.

8. We may remark that few practice self-denial for the purpose 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!

Poole: Mar 12:41-44 - -- Ver. 41-44. This is the only piece of history in this chapter which we did not before meet with in Matthew. Luke hath this, Luk 21:1-4 . For the unde...

Ver. 41-44. This is the only piece of history in this chapter which we did not before meet with in Matthew. Luke hath this, Luk 21:1-4 . For the understanding of this history, both as to the letter and profitable instruction arising from it, we must know, that in the temple (where our Saviour now was) there was a treasury, or rather treasuries. And famous Dr. Lightfoot said, there were treasure chambers, called Lesacoth, and thirteen treasure chests, called Shopheroth, all called by the general name of Corban or Corbonah. Two of these chests were for the half shekel, which every Israelite was to pay according to the law, Exo 30:12,13 . There were eleven more, the inscription upon which showed what money should be put there.

1. For the price of the two turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

2. For the burnt offering of birds.

3. For the money offered to buy wood for the altar.

4. For those who gave money to buy frankincense.

5. For those who offered gold for the mercy seat.

6. For the residue of the money for the sin offering.

7. For the residue of the money for a trespass offering.

8. For the residue of an offering of birds.

9. For the surplus of a Nazarite’ s offering.

10. For the residue of a leper’ s trespass offering.

11. For whosoever would offer an offering of the herd.

The Israelites, tied to their several offerings, were not tied to

provide them themselves, but they might bring sums of money, with which the priests provided them, and if there were a surpulsage, it was put into one or other of these chests. These chests were placed in that part of the temple which was called the court of the women, not because none but women might come there, but because women might go no further, as the court of the Gentiles (into which Jews came) was so called because the Gentiles might go no further. Our Lord so sat, as he observed men come and put their offerings into one of these chests. He saw many Jews that were rich casting in much money of silver, or gold, or brass, though brass money was most in use. Amongst others a poor widow came;

she threw in two mites, which make a farthing As to the value of what she threw in, let us hear the learned Dr. Lightfoot in his Temple Service, chapter 19.

"The weight of the piece of silver mentioned in the law, was three hundred and twenty barley corns. The wise men added to it, and made it four hundred and eighty-four middle barley corns. This made four Denarii; each Denarius made six Meahs, which in Moses’ s time was called a Gerah. The Meah made two Pondions; the Pondion made two Issarines or Assariusses. The Assarius, or Issarine, was the weight of four barley corns, the weight of a mite was half a barley corn."

According to this rate, the widows’ s two mites made in silver the weight of a middle barley corn. This our Saviour calls all that she had, and all her living. The Greek is all her life, that is, all that she had to sustain her life. Arias Montanus thinks that that which is meant is, all that she had to uphold her life for one day. For it is said, that this quantity was usually reckoned the livelihood, or a sufficiency, for a poor man for a day. Christ said, she had cast in more than any of the rest; not more strictly, but pro rata, comparing what they were able to do with what she was able to do. The two great instructions which this history affords us are:

1. That the poorer sort of people are not excused from good works, 2Co 8:2,3 .

2. That God in his acceptation of our good works looks at the heart, the will, and affections, not at the quantum of what we do: If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not, 2Co 8:12 . It is the obedience and love which God accepteth, not the quantum of the gift.

Haydock: Mar 12:44 - -- But she, of her want, [2] or indigence, out of what she wanted to subsist by, as appeareth by the Greek. (Witham) =============================== ...

But she, of her want, [2] or indigence, out of what she wanted to subsist by, as appeareth by the Greek. (Witham)

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[BIBLIOGRAPHY]

De penuria sua, Greek: ek tes ustereseos. See the same Greek word, 1 Corinthians xvi. 17; 2 Corinthians ix. 12, and Chap. xi. 9. &c.

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Gill: Mar 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 abound...

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 Luk 21:4; see 2Co 8:2;

did cast in all that she had, even all her living; her whole substance, all that she had in the world; what was to have bought her food, for that day; she left herself nothing, but gave away all, and trusted to providence for immediate supply.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mar 12:44 The contrast between this passage, 12:41-44, and what has come before in 11:27-12:40 is remarkable. The woman is set in stark contrast to the religiou...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Mar 12:1-44 - --1 In a parable of the vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen Christ foretells the reprobation of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles.13 He avoids...

MHCC: Mar 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...

Matthew Henry: Mar 12:41-44 - -- This passage of story was not in Matthew, but is here and in Luke; it is Christ's commendation of the poor widow, that cast two mites into the tre...

Barclay: Mar 12:41-44 - --Between the Court of the Gentiles and the Court of the Women there was the Gate Beautiful. It may well be that Jesus had gone to sit quietly there af...

Constable: Mar 11:1--13:37 - --VI. The Servant's ministry in Jerusalem chs. 11--13 The rest of Jesus' ministry, as Mark recorded it, took place...

Constable: Mar 11:27--13:1 - --B. Jesus' teaching in the temple 11:27-12:44 This entire section contains Jesus' teaching in the temple ...

Constable: Mar 12:38-44 - --3. Jesus' condemnation of hypocrisy and commendation of reality 12:38-44 Jesus proceeded to cond...

Constable: Mar 12:41-44 - --Jesus' commendation of reality 12:41-44 (cf. Luke 21:1-4) This incident contrasts the spiritual poverty and physical prosperity of the scribes with th...

College: Mar 12:1-44 - --MARK 12 2. The Parable of the Tenants (12:1-12) 1 He then began to speak to them in parables: " A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, d...

McGarvey: Mar 12:41-44 - -- CXI. OBSERVING THE OFFERINGS AND WIDOW'S MITES. (In the Temple. Tuesday, April 4, A. D. 30.) bMARK XII. 41-44; cLUKE XXI. 1-4.    b41...

Lapide: Mar 12:1-44 - --CHAPTER 12 1 The parable of the vineyard. 13 Touching the paying of tribute. 18 The Sadducees confuted. 35 A difficulty proposed to the scribes. ...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Mark (Book Introduction) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK By Way of Introduction One of the clearest results of modern critical study of the Gospels is the early date of Mark...

JFB: Mark (Book Introduction) THAT the Second Gospel was written by Mark is universally agreed, though by what Mark, not so. The great majority of critics take the writer to be "Jo...

JFB: Mark (Outline) THE PREACHING AND BAPTISM OF JOHN. ( = Mat 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18). (Mar 1:1-8) HEALING OF A DEMONIAC IN THE SYNAGOGUE OF CAPERNAUM AND THEREAFTER OF SI...

TSK: Mark 12 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Mar 12:1, In a parable of the vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen Christ foretells the reprobation of the Jews, and the calling of the...

Poole: Mark 12 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 12

MHCC: Mark (Book Introduction) Mark was a sister's son to Barnabas, Col 4:10; and Act 12:12 shows that he was the son of Mary, a pious woman of Jerusalem, at whose house the apostle...

MHCC: Mark 12 (Chapter Introduction) (Mar 12:1-12) The parable of the vineyard and husbandmen. (Mar 12:13-17) Question about tribute. (Mar 12:18-27) Concerning the resurrection. (Mar 1...

Matthew Henry: Mark (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. Mark We have heard the evidence given in by the first witness to the doctri...

Matthew Henry: Mark 12 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen, representing the sin and ruin of the Jewish church (Mar...

Barclay: Mark (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MARK The Synoptic Gospels The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke, are always known as the s...

Barclay: Mark 12 (Chapter Introduction) Rejection And Retribution (Mar_12:1-12) Caesar And God (Mar_12:13-17) The Wrong Idea Of The Life To Come (Mar_12:18-27) Love For God And Love For ...

Constable: Mark (Book Introduction) Introduction Writer The writer did not identify himself as the writer anywhere in this...

Constable: Mark (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-13 A. The title of the book 1:1 B. Jesus' pr...

Constable: Mark Mark Bibliography Adams, J. McKee. Biblical Backgrounds. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1965. Alexa...

Haydock: Mark (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. MARK. INTRODUCTION. St. Mark, who wrote this Gospel, is called by St. Augustine, the abridge...

Gill: Mark (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO MARK This is the title of the book, the subject of which is the Gospel; a joyful account of the ministry, miracles, actions, and su...

College: Mark (Book Introduction) FOREWORD No story is more important than the story of Jesus. I am confident that my comments do not do it justice. Even granting the limitations of a...

College: Mark (Outline) OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION - Mark 1:1-15 A. The Beginning of the Gospel - 1:1-8 B. John Baptizes Jesus - 1:9-11 C. Temptation in the Wildernes...

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