KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 12:41
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
ASV American Standard Version
And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,
Surrounding context — Mark 12
38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and [love] salutations in the marketplaces,
39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 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.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 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:
44 For all [they] did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandκαθίσαςG2523 · kathizōto seatκατέναντιG2713 · katenantibeforeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoγαζοφυλακίουG1049 · gazophulakiontreasuryἐθεώρειG2334 · theōreōto see/experienceπῶςG4459 · pōshow?!ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλοςG3793 · ochloscrowdβάλλειG906 · ballōto throw: throwχαλκὸνG5475 · chalkoscopper/bronze/coinεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγαζοφυλάκιον.G1049 · gazophulakiontreasuryκαὶG2532 · kaiandπολλοὶG4183 · polusmuchπλούσιοιG4145 · plousiosrichἔβαλλονG906 · ballōto throw: throwπολλά·G4183 · polusmuch
Cross-references
Luke 21:1-4And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.2 Kings 12:9But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money [that was] brought into the house of the LORD.John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.Matthew 27:6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
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