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Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus watched as the rich were contributing large sums of money, but then along came a widow with two small coins in her hand. The ESV calls them “two small copper coins, which make a penny” (Mark 12:41). The KJV calls the coins “mites.” These were the smallest denomination of coins.
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Oct 15, 2012 · Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.
It’s for that reason that the NLT simply says “two small coins” [footnote: Greek two lepta, which is a kodrantes (i.e., a quadrans)]. After all, the point of Jesus’ teaching was that the widow gave everything she had.
- Love of God, love of neighbor. We might call to mind Jesus’ reply when a scribe asks him which is the greatest commandment. This instance occurs just a few lines before the recounting of the widow’s mite, in the same chapter in Mark’s Gospel.
- The New Testament and Old Testament. We might also see in the two coins the two components of the Christian Bible. The Old Testament, Jesus assures us, is not cast off, but rather fulfilled in him.
- The 10 Commandments and the Beatitudes. In a similar vein, Christians are not dispensed from the Ten Commandments. This sanctifying way of life, first given to Israel through Moses, is still followed by Christians.
- Faith and Charity. Pope Benedict teaches, “God always asks for our free adherence to faith, that it is expressed in love for him and for our neighbour.
- The Denarius Coin
- The Shekel Coin
- The Widow’s Mite Or Copper Coins
The denarius is the coin that appears most often in the gospels. It occurs five times in the gospel of Matthew (Matthew 20:2, 9, 10, 13; 22:19). It occurs once in Mark (Mark 12:15), once in Luke (Luke 20:24) and once in Revelation (Revelation 6:6). This silver coin was normally minted in the city of Rome and carried the image of a caesar on one sid...
The work shekel or half of a stater was the amount of money paid to Judas for his betrayal of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:15). In Matthew 26:15 it is referred to as thirty pieces of silver.
The third coin that appears in the gospels is the widow’s mite in Mark 12:42 and Luke 21:2. The King James Version and New King James Version Bibles use the term “mites” because she gave two coins. The new Bibles use the the phrase “copper coins.”
Feb 8, 2016 · Of all the Biblical teachings on generosity, one of the most powerful would be the story of the poor widow who gave two small copper coins. The story is recorded in Mark 12:41-44 where it tells of Jesus encountering a woman who gave all the money she had in the offering box and commended her for her faith.
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Two mites - The word translated "mite" denotes a small coin made of brass - the smallest in use among the Jews. The precise value cannot now be easily estimated. It was much less than any coin we have, as the "farthing" was less than an English farthing.
