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Berean Standard Bible

“Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.”

Mark 12:42

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In the temple courts, Jesus sits watching people put money into the offering boxes. Many rich people give large amounts.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

World English Bible (WEB)

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

King James Version (KJV)

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como vino una viuda pobre, echó dos blancas, que son un maravedí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

También llegó una viuda pobre y echó en la caja de las ofrendas dos moneditas de muy poco valor.

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