Bible Study on “farthing”

Meaning of “farthing”

  1. Farthing — (1.) Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small _as_, which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money. (2.) Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the fourth of an _as_, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite) was the very smallest copper coin.

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  1. Matthew Chapter 5 Verse 26 — Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

  2. Matthew Chapter 10 Verse 29 — Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

  3. Mark Chapter 12 Verse 42 — And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

  4. Luke Chapter 12 Verse 6 — Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

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