Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. New Living Translation You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me. English Standard Version For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. Berean Standard Bible The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. Berean Literal Bible For the poor you always have with you, and you are able to do them good whenever you desire; but not always do you have Me. King James Bible For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. New King James Version For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. New American Standard Bible For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. NASB 1995 “For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. NASB 1977 “For the poor you always have with you, and whenever you wish, you can do them good; but you do not always have Me. Legacy Standard Bible For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. Amplified Bible For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do something good to them; but you will not always have Me. Christian Standard Bible You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me. Holman Christian Standard Bible You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me. American Standard Version For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. Contemporary English Version You will always have the poor with you. And whenever you want to, you can give to them. But you won't always have me here with you. English Revised Version For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. GOD'S WORD® Translation You will always have the poor with you and can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have me with you. Good News Translation You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me. International Standard Version because you'll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won't always have me. Majority Standard Bible The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. NET Bible For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me! New Heart English Bible For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. Webster's Bible Translation For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. Weymouth New Testament For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always. World English Bible For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor you always have the poor with you, and whenever you may will you are able to do them good, but you do not always have Me; Berean Literal Bible For the poor you always have with you, and you are able to do them good whenever you desire; but not always do you have Me. Young's Literal Translation for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always; Smith's Literal Translation For always have ye the poor with you, and when ye wish ye can do them good: and me ye have not always. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always. Catholic Public Domain Version For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always. New American Bible The poor you will always have with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them, but you will not always have me. New Revised Standard Version For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor you always have the poor with you, and when you wish, you can do good to them; but I am not always with you. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “For the poor are always with you, and whenever you wish, you can do good for them, but I am not always with you.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor you have the poor with you always; and whenever you choose, you can do them good; but me you have not always. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament For the poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. Mace New Testament the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have. Weymouth New Testament For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Anointed at Bethany…6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. 8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.… Cross References Matthew 26:11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me. John 12:8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.” Deuteronomy 15:11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land. Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... Proverbs 19:17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. John 13:29 Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” Galatians 2:10 They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. James 2:15-16 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? 2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Psalm 41:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. Proverbs 22:9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. Treasury of Scripture For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good: but me you have not always. ye have. Deuteronomy 15:11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. Matthew 25:35-45 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: … Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. but. John 13:33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. John 16:5,28 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? … John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. Jump to Previous Able Acts Always Choose Desire Good Help Kindness Poor Time Want Whenever Whensoever WishJump to Next Able Acts Always Choose Desire Good Help Kindness Poor Time Want Whenever Whensoever WishMark 14 1. A conspiracy against Jesus.3. Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman. 10. Judas sells his Master for money. 12. Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples; 22. after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper; 26. declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial. 43. Judas betrays him with a kiss. 46. Jesus is apprehended in the garden; 53. falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council; 65. shamefully abused by them; 66. and thrice denied by Peter. The poor you will always have with you This phrase echoes Deuteronomy 15:11, where God acknowledges the perpetual presence of poverty in a fallen world. The Greek word for "poor" is "ptōchos," which implies not just a lack of material wealth but also a state of humility and dependence. Historically, the Jewish community was encouraged to care for the poor, reflecting God's heart for justice and mercy. This statement by Jesus is not dismissive but rather a recognition of an ongoing reality that requires continuous compassion and action from His followers. and you can help them whenever you want But you will not always have Me Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theτοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. poor πτωχοὺς (ptōchous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. you will always have ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. with μεθ’ (meth’) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. you, ἑαυτῶν (heautōn) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you can δύνασθε (dynasthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. help εὖ (eu) Adverb Strong's 2095: Well, well done, good, rightly; also used as an exclamation. Neuter of a primary eus; well. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. whenever ὅταν (hotan) Conjunction Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. you want. θέλητε (thelēte) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. But δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. {you will} not οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. always πάντοτε (pantote) Adverb Strong's 3842: Always, at all times, ever. From pas and hote; every when, i.e. At all times. have ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. Me. ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Links Mark 14:7 NIVMark 14:7 NLT Mark 14:7 ESV Mark 14:7 NASB Mark 14:7 KJV Mark 14:7 BibleApps.com Mark 14:7 Biblia Paralela Mark 14:7 Chinese Bible Mark 14:7 French Bible Mark 14:7 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Mark 14:7 For you always have the poor (Mar Mk Mr) |
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