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Oct 15, 2012 · But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”.
Download story: Two small coins for God These stories were written by Jill Kemp with art by Richard Gunther (www.lambsongs.co.nz). They are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License .
- 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.”
Round it up to $2.00, and we could say that the widow dropped two dollar-coins into the collection box. That feels very different from “two 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 ...
Let’s dig a little deeper into this story. The Bible tells us that she put two mites, some translations say two small coins, in the collection box. The Greek word translated as mite is leptón, (pronounced lep-ton’) and could also mean something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin, or mite. The mite was the smallest coin used in New Testament ...
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Lesson Plan Download. Opening Activity – Two Coins – Calculating Tithes. Supplies –coins or pretend money, offering basket. Pre-class Prep – make a small stack of money for each child, in $0.10 increments between $0.10, and $1.00. Make a final stack to include just $0.02. Talk to the kids about tithes and offerings. Tithe = 10% of income.
