Mark 12:43
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
πτωχός
poor
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πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
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πᾶς
than all
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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χήρα
Widow
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χήρα
Widow. Chera. A widow who had given everything she had. Jesus noticed and commended what no one else saw. God sees your hidden faithfulness and values it eternally.
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πένης
Poor
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πένης
Poor, needy, one who works for daily bread. Penes. He saw the rich putting gifts into the temple treasury and a poor widow. God notices what the wealthy overlook.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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πολύς
Much
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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πλείων
more
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πλείων
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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γαζοφυλάκιον
treasury;
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γαζοφυλάκιον
a treasure-house, i.e. a court in the temple for the collection-boxes
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προσκαλέομαι
having called to Him
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προσκαλέομαι
to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite
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ἔπω
He says
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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