Who gave more?

Question

The rich gave large sums of money from their surplus.
The widow gave a fraction of a penny, all she had to live on.
Who gave more according to Jesus?

Answer 1

The widow, definitely. The person that gives everything is displaying a faith in God than the rich person that gives from funds they don't need and can live without! Now a rich man that gives everything he has and places the same trust in God that he will provide, that places his gift on par with the widow's gift. I know God (and Jesus) are smart enough to realize that $1 million dollars is "more" than "a fraction of a penny", but the size of the gift isn't relevant...it is the sacrifice and trust that's important. The greater the sacrifice, the greater the trust and the greater the trust, the greater the reward!

Answer 2

The widow, because she gave everything she had. She gave it all up for Jesus. The rich might have given more money, but it was surplus so they really did not sacrifice for the Lord.

Answer 3

The widow. She had nothing, not even a husband, but yet she gave all. The rich man had much and then after still had much. But they will both be rewarded if this deed went unnoticed by people and only the person and God

Answer 4

Jesus tells us plainly in Mark 12:43, that the widow gave more than all of the others; because she gave all that she had. When we give unto the Lord, it is not necessarily how many thousands of dollars that we give that makes the difference, but how much of what we really need. Or how much are we having to suffer, because of what we give.

Answer 5

The widow gave a fraction of a penny, all she had to live on.

She gave all and trusted in Jesus to take care of her.

Answer 6

In quantity, the rich gave more.

Frankly, the widow should have saved her fraction of a penny.

I would never give all that I have.

Selflessness gets you nothing.

Answer 7

Jesus said the widow gave more, which suits me because I am a widow myself. But he made the point that she gave all she had. It was the percentage of total wealth that mattered to him. It may be the total dollars that matters to the church's financial officer, but it's the sincerity and the self-sacrifice that matters to God.

Answer 8

The widow! She gave Jesus everything she got.

Answer 9

The Widow, of course!

Answer 10

The widow. Because she gave all she had to Him.

Answer 11

i don't its matter to Jesus who gave more i think is the meaning behind it that gave more. i think the rich gave more because because its about the amount receive not what one able to give.

Answer 12

The Widow because she gave more of what she had.

The rich gave little in comparison.

Answer 13

A better question is who gave more according to the church?

Answer 14

Everyone knows this. It was the widow.

Answer 15

the rich man gave more.



the idea of something "having more value" to one person rather than another is the biggest bunch of bullcrap in history.



subjective value doesn't make a dollar worth more or less in the end.



this is the same baloney argument that morons use in thier pathetic attempts to justify tax brackets.

Answer 16

Apparently Jesus failed math class when they were talking about percentages. There's a reason why taxes for example aren't taken in flat rates.

Answer 17

the widow gave more because she gave all that she had.

Answer 18

Nobody is going to be helped with a fraction of a penny! Thanks for nothing old widow!

Answer 19

Depends, if the window gave from the heart or not.



Casting judgment on others is still something some Christians get wrong.



As you are not them, how do you know their motives?