Pentecost Season · Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
Mark 12:38-44 or Mark 12:41-44
The Widow's Offering
November 7, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury." (Mark 12:43)
Jesus warns the crowd against scribes who love status and devour widows' houses. Then, watching people give to the temple treasury, he points out a poor widow who drops in two small coins and says she has given more than all the rest, because she gave out of her poverty everything she had to live on.
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Commentary
Commentary on Mark 12:38-44 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the widow's offering for this Sunday of the Year B track.
Mark 12: Jesus Teaches in the Temple Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Mark 12 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.
Mark 12:38 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre reads the day's Mass readings as a Catholic scholar, drawing out the widow who gives all she has.
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Mark's authorship, setting, and the last days in Jerusalem.
Book of Mark Overview BibleProject
An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place the temple teaching.
Mark 12:38 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the passage.
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