Comments on Mark 12:41-44

     This short passage shows the act of giving is more about
sacrifice than anything else.  The monetary or material value
given in and of itself is not what matters, it is the condition
of the giver and the sacrifice they make to give.
     The widow gives a tiny pittance, but has done so out of
obedience and at great sacrifice.  The wealthy men cast in large
amounts, but it is only a fraction of their disposable income so
it is no substantial sacrifice.

     The widow's mite is paralleled in Luke 21:1-4.

v44  The IV/JST clarifies the reading of this verse:

KJV                            IV
---                            -- 
For all they                   For all the rich
did cast in                    did cast in 
of their abundance;            of their abundance;
but she                        but she 
of her want                    notwithstanding her want,
did cast in                    did cast in 
all that she had,              all that she had;
even all her living.           yea, even all her living.




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