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Commentaries on Mark 12:42

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

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;...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

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, ver. 1-12. II. Christ's silencing those who thought to ensnare him with a question about paying tribute Cæsar, ver. 13-17. III. His silencing the Sadducees, who attempted to perplex the doctrine of the resurrection, ver. 18-27. IV. His conference with a...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, — Doubly poor, because she was not only a widow, but in poverty: “a certain poor widow,” —

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 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: for all they did cast in of their abundance; — Christ measures what we really give by what we have left, — by the proportion which what we give bears to what we possess: “For...