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NASB | Mark 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this poor widow put in [proportionally] more than all the contributors to the treasury. |
Subject: Jesus' advocacy towards poor |
Bible Note: There are different types of "poverty". Not only is there financial poverty, but poverty in the realm of the soul and/or the spirit. In Luke 7:22, Jesus says to John the Baptist's disciples, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM." With this statement, our Lord is obviously speaking about spiritual poverty. Notice that He didn't say, "the poor have been fed" or that "the poor have been given money with which to buy food." Similarly, in 2 Corinthians 8:9, Paul writes: "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich." Our Lord was not financially wealthy when He walked on the earth (in fact, the Bible states that the women who followed Him provided financial support for Jesus and His male disciples). Consequently, the above verse is a reference to Jesus' spiritual poverty when He was forsaken by God the Father as He was dying on the cross. Through His death, we who believe on Him have been made spiritually wealthy. Jesus characterized the widow's contribution as being "more" than all other contributions to the temple or synagogue treasury. This may be because the widow was financially poor, but spiritually wealthy in that her contribution was motivated by her faith and obedience to Almighty God. It's easy to give to a ministry when you are wealthy, but not so easy to give when you're not wealthy. A person who gives out of their poverty is not expecting an earthly reward. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all... things will be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33) |
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