Jesus and the Temple Donors

The setting (context)

And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,  “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation” (Luke 20:45-47 ESV). Then....

The event

Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.[a] Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on” (Mark 12:41-45 NLT).

What do you think of that brief pericope about the widow? Jesus' words sound odd, do you agree?

MARY PUZZLED; JOSEPH CONFUSED ! (Edn 2 revised 4)

Break off quietly ….?  Really? Divorce? What? Why?

Joseph the Carpenter seems to have been a decent man and a kindly one. He faced these troubling questions. But, of course, that is not the beginning...

Below is the core story, as we have it.

NO AI HERE !

I have not used intentionally AI anywhere in this blog. 

If ever I do use it (eg for image creation), I will say so.

I suppose it is possible images I use from Unsplash or Pixabay may include AI, but I have not noted any acknowledgement in the ones I have used.

To J u d g e NOT (!), to S E E, and to A C T (Edn2)

This post is untypical of me. I do not discuss here a topic or a passage. It consists essentially of the New Testament (NT) references which are relevant and instructive for the post title. They remain in their original text order, not in systematic arrangement. Careful reading may avoid confusion.

VOTER NOTES Blog - new 2025

UPDATE

New blog

voternotes.blogspot.com

I have removed text from my earlier post and pasted it in my new, specialised, "Voter Notes" blog, with revision and extension.

Specific separate posts re court challenge, missing ballots, failed voters (Bradfield, Barton, Cowper [Missabotti]), etc, and the working of our Federal system.

The postal vote story.

Also about proposed changes.

I aim to include more posts on this important matter.

Why bring up voting? EXPLANATION from 4 May 2025 post in main blog

HOW TO GET (Revised)

Printed Bibles in various versions and forms are available from many reliable on-line sellers. Some offer free postage. (Some also sell the New Testament separately.)

Will Jesus Really S A V E Just Anyone?

Would a drowning person accept help? 

We find it quite plainly said that Jesus saves sinners.