Mark 12:41

Mark 12:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much.

Context of Mark 12:41

39They want to sit in the best seats in the meeting places. They choose the most important places at special meals. 40But these men take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’ Many people were giving their gifts for the temple. There was a box for money there. People threw their coins into it. Jesus sat near the box and he watched them. Many rich people put a lot of money into the box. 42But then a woman came there. Her husband had died and she was very poor. She put two small coins that had only a little value into the box. 43Jesus asked his disciples to come to him. He said to them, ‘I tell you this: This poor woman has put a better gift into the box than all the other people have put in there.

Mark 12:41 word by word

Καὶ καθίσας κατέναντι τοῦ γαζοφυλακίου ἐθεώρει πῶς ὁ ὄχλος βάλλει χαλκὸν εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον. καὶ πολλοὶ πλούσιοι ἔβαλλον πολλά·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• over againstκατέναντιkatenanti · beforeG2713
• the treasuryγαζοφυλάκιονgazophulakion · treasuryG1049
• and beheldθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• moneyχαλκόςchalkos · copper/bronze/coinG5475
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• that were richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145

Cross-references for Mark 12:41

• Matthew 27:6The leaders of the priests picked up the coins. They said, ‘We used this money to catch and kill a man. So it is against our Law to use this same money for the temple.’
• Luke 21:2Then he saw a woman coming there. Her husband had died and she was very poor. She put two small coins that had only a little value into the box.
• John 8:20Jesus said all these words while he taught in the yard of the temple. He was near the place where they kept the gifts of money. But nobody took hold of him, because it was not the right time for that yet.
• Mark 10:9God has put them together to be husband and wife. So nobody should cause them to be separate.’
• 2 Kings 12:9Jehoiada the priest took a large box and he made a hole in the top of it. He put it outside the entrance of the temple, on the right side of the altar. The priests who were guards at the temple door took care of the box. When people brought gifts of money to the Lord's temple, the priests put the money in the box.

Commentaries on Mark 12:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Cast 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 , 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Sat over against - Opposite to, in full sight of. The treasury - This was in the court of the women. See the notes at Matthew 21:12. In that court there were fixed a number of places or coffers, made with a large open mouth in the shape of a trumpet, for the purpose of receiving the offerings of the people; and the money thus contributed was devoted to the service of the temple - to incense, sacrifices, etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-44Verses 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 our views are, in giving alms; and whether we do it as unto the Lord, or only to be seen of men. It is so rare to find any who would not blame this widow, that we cannot expect to find many who will do like to her; and yet our Saviour commends her, therefore we are sure that she did well and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42The word treasury can refer to a building in the temple area where they stored temple money. Here, it refers to one of thirteen money chests into which gifts were placed. As Jesus watched, many rich people put in large amounts. Then, he noticed one poor widow who put in two small copper coins. (The Roman term quadrans suggests Mark wrote his Gospel for the church in Rome; see Mark Book Introduction, “Audience.”) These two coins were worth only one…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 12:41

• Brass
• Money
• Temple
• Treasure-Houses
• Widow
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Catch
• Empty
• Gladly
• Salutation
• Treasury
• Whence
• Bank; Banking
• Chest

Commentaries on Mark 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings