The Widow's Offering
Wycliffe's Bible (Modern Spelling)
Mrk 12:41–44
- 41 And Jesus sitting against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury; and many rich men casted many things.
- 42 But when a poor widow was come, she cast two minutes, that is, a farthing.
- 43 And he called together his disciples, and said to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast more than all, that cast into the treasury.
- 44 For all they cast of that thing that they had plenty of; but this of her poverty cast all things that she had, all her livelode or lifelode.
Luk 21:1–4
- 1 And he beheld, and saw the rich men, that cast their gifts into the treasury;
- 2 but he saw also a little poor widow casting two farthings or two little moneys.
- 3 And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast more than all men.
- 4 For why all these of the thing that was plenteous or abundant to them cast in to the gifts of God; but this widow of that thing that failed to her, cast all her livelode or all her lifelode, that she had.