Mark Chapter 12 verse 44 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(44) They did cast in of their abundance . . . she of her want.--The contrast between the two Greek words is somewhat stronger: They of their superfluity . . . she of her deficiency. We recognise the same standard of judgment, possibly even an allusive reference to our Lord's language, in St. Paul's praises of the churches of Macedonia, whose "deep poverty" had "abounded unto the riches of their liberality" (2Corinthians 8:1-2).Even all her living.--This was not necessarily involved in the act itself, but the woman may have become known to our Lord in one of His previous visits to Jerusalem, or we may see in the statement an instance of His divine insight into the lives and characters of men, like that shown in the case of the woman of Samaria (John 4:18).Parallel Commentaries ...GreekForγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.they allπάντες (pantes)Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.contributedἔβαλον (ebalon)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.out ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.theirαὐτοῖς (autois)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.surplus,περισσεύοντος (perisseuontos)Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 4052: From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel.butδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.sheαὕτη (hautē)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. out ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.herαὐτῆς (autēs)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.povertyὑστερήσεως (hysterēseōs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 5304: Poverty, want, need. A falling short, i.e., penury.has put [in]ἔβαλεν (ebalen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.allπάντα (panta)Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.she hadεἶχεν (eichen)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.to live on.”βίον (bion)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 979: A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood.Jump to PreviousAbundance Cast Contributed Live Need Owned Possessed Poverty Something Spare Superfluity Surplus Thrown Want Wealth Whole