Gospel Note
Mark's juxtaposing of what were, no doubt, two independent bits of tradition itself makes an important point in the contrast it presents: On the one hand, there is a saying about the scribes that underscores their pretentious and self-serving religiosity; on the other hand, there is the widow who without ostentation selflessly gives all the money she has.
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