³⁸^cAnd he said unto them in his doctrine, ^dBeware of the scribes, which love to go in ^elong clothing, and love ^f^gsalutations in the marketplaces, ³⁹And ^fthe chief seats in the synagogues, and ^f^gthe uppermost rooms at feasts: ⁴⁰^hWhich devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

⁴¹ⁱAnd Jesus sat over against ^kthe treasury, and beheld how the people cast ^||money ^linto the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. ⁴²And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two ^||mites, which make ^ma farthing. ⁴³And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ⁿthis poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into ^k^lthe treasury: ⁴⁴For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her ^owant did cast in all that she had, even ^pall her living.

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cch. 4:2.
dTo ver. 40, Luke 20:45–47. Comp. Matt. ch. 23:5, &c.
eSee ch. 16:5.
f Matt. 23:6, 7 (Gk.).
g Luke 11:43 (Gk.).
f Matt. 23:6, 7 (Gk.).
f Matt. 23:6, 7 (Gk.).
g Luke 11:43 (Gk.).
iTo ver. 44, Luke 21:1–4.
k 2 Macc. 5:18. John 8:20. So Neh. 13:4, 5 (Gk.).
||A piece of brass money, see Matt. 10:9. ch. 6:8 marg.
||It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money. Luke 21:2.
k 2 Macc. 5:18. John 8:20. So Neh. 13:4, 5 (Gk.).
p Luke 8:43. & 15:12, 30. & 21:4. So 1 John 3:17 (Gk.). Comp. Deut. 24:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He also said in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who want greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher judgment.”

Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had—all she had to live on.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished.”

Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.

Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets, who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”

And he sat down opposite the contribution box and was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many coins. And one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny). And summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put offerings into the contribution box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everything she had, her whole means of subsistence.”