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The Widow’s Offering

Mark 12:42

In 9 translations

BSB
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.Greek put in two lepta, which is a kodrantēs; a lepton was a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius.
KJV
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
WEB
A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.literally, lepta (or widow’s mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages.A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.
ASV
And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
LSV
and having come, a poor widow put in two mites, which are a penny.
YLT
and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.
DBY
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
DRC
And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
GNV
And there came a certaine poore widowe, and she threw in two mites, which make a quadrin.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλεν λεπτὰ δύο, ὅ ἐστιν κοδράντης.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλεν λεπτὰ δύο, ὅ ἐστιν κοδράντης.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλε λεπτὰ δύο, ὅ ἐστι κοδράντης.
SCR1894
και ελθουσα μια χηρα πτωχη εβαλεν λεπτα δυο ο εστιν κοδραντης

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