Mark 12:44 — Meaning, Context & Emotional Depth | TheWordPath

Mark 12:44 · WEB

“for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."”

— Mark 12:44

Era

Life of Jesus (~30 AD)

Emotion

grateful

Type

narrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power

35%

Quotability

90%

Memorability

90%

Crisis relevance

15%

Standalone

60%

sacrificial givingpoverty vs abundance

This verse is part of Mark 12. The full chapter reveals the story around it.

“He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all tho…”

— Mark 12:43