Protestantism
English
And there came a certaine poore widowe, and she threw in two mites, which make a quadrin.
And ther cam a certayne povre widowe and she threwe in two mytes which make a farthynge.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.1
- Greek put in two lepta, which is a kodrantēs; a lepton was a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius.
And as there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And one poor widow came and1 put in two small copper coins2 (that is, a penny).3
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
- This coin was the lepton, worth 1/128 of a denarius
- This coin was the quadrans, the smallest Roman coin, worth 2 lepta
And coming, one poor widow threw in two lepta (which is a kodrantes).
And a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two lepta, which is a kodrantes.
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,1 which equal a quadrans coin.2
- literally, lepta (or widow's mites). worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.
- A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,1 which equal a quadrans coin.2
- literally, lepta (or widow's mites). worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.
- A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,1 which equal a quadrans coin.2
- literally, lepta (or widow's mites). worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.
- A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.
but one poor widow came and put in two small coins, worth very little.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.1
- mites: it is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Catholicism
English
And there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
But when one poor widow had arrived, she put in two small coins, which is a quarter.1
- 12:42The quadrans (‘quarter’) was literally one fourth the value of an ‘as’ coin; which was in turn one tenth the value of a denarius (a day’s wage). So a quadrans was about one 40th the value of a denarius, or one 40th of the daily wage of a laborer. Compared to today’s entry-level wages ($5 to $10 per hour for 8 hours), the quadrans would be worth a dollar or two. So each of those two small coins was worth one to two dollars in today’s currency.(Conte)