Mark 12:38-44

Beware of the Scribes

38 n And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and o the places of honor at feasts, 40 p who devour widows' houses and q for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

The Widow's Offering

41 r And he sat down opposite s the treasury and watched the people t putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two u small copper coins, which make a penny. 1 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, v this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her w poverty has put in everything she had, all x she had to live on."

  1. Cross References
    Mark 12:38 - 39
    And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
    Matthew 23:1 - 2
    Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples.
    Matthew 23:5 - 7
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
    Luke 20:45 - 46
    And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples.
    Luke 11:43
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
  2. Cross References
    Mark 12:38 - 40
    And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
    Matthew 23:1 - 2
    Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples.
    Matthew 23:5 - 7
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
    Luke 20:45 - 46
    And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 14:7 - 8
    Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them.
  4. Cross References
    Luke 11:39
    And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
    Luke 16:14
    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 6:5
    And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
    Matthew 6:7
    And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
  6. Cross References
    Mark 12:41 - 44
    And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
    Luke 21:1 - 4
    Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 27:6
    But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money.
    John 8:20
    These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
  8. Cross References
    2 Kings 12:9
    Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered the house of the Lord. And the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
  9. Cross References
    Mark 12:41 - 44
    And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
    Luke 21:1 - 4
    Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.
  10. Cross References
    Luke 12:59
    I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.
  11. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 8:2
    For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
    2 Corinthians 8:12
    For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
  12. Cross References
    Philippians 4:11
    Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
  13. Cross References
    Luke 8:43
    And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone.
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