Parallel Verses

Amplified

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

New American Standard Bible

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

King James Version

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

Holman Bible

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

International Standard Version

because you will always have the destitute with you, but you won't always have me."

A Conservative Version

For ye always have the poor with you, but ye do not always have me.

American Standard Version

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

An Understandable Version

For you will always have poor people among you, but you will not always have me."

Anderson New Testament

For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.

Bible in Basic English

The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

Common New Testament

The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

the poor you will always have with you; but me you will not always have.

Darby Translation

for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

Godbey New Testament

for you have the poor always with you; but you have not me always.

Goodspeed New Testament

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."

John Wesley New Testament

Ye have the poor always with you: but me ye have not always.

Julia Smith Translation

For the poor have ye always with you;and me ye have not always.

King James 2000

For the poor always you have with you; but me you have not always.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me."

Modern King James verseion

For you have the poor with you always; but you do not always have Me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The poor always shall ye have with you, but me shall ye not always have."

Moffatt New Testament

You have always the poor beside you, but you have not always me."

Montgomery New Testament

for the poor you have with you always, but me you have not always."

NET Bible

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!"

New Heart English Bible

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

Noyes New Testament

For the poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always.

Sawyer New Testament

the poor you always have with you, but me you have not always.

The Emphasized Bible

For, the destitute, always, have ye with you, whereas, me, not always, have ye.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me."

Webster

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.

Weymouth New Testament

For the poor you always have with you, but you have not me always."

Williams New Testament

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."

World English Bible

For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."

Worrell New Testament

for the poor ye always have with you, but Me ye have not always."

Worsley New Testament

For the poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always.

Youngs Literal Translation

for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the poor
πτωχός 
Ptochos 
Usage: 16

πάντοτε 
Pantote 
Usage: 30

ye have
ἔχω 
Echo 
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479
Usage: 479

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

you
ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

me
ἐμέ 
Eme 
me, I, my, myself
Usage: 26

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

Context Readings

Jesus Is Anointed At Bethany

7 So Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [the rest of] it for the day of My burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.” 9 A large crowd of Jews learned that He was there [at Bethany]; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.’

Matthew 26:11

For you always have the poor with you; but you will not always have Me.

Mark 14:7

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.

Song of Songs 5:6


“I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My heart went out to him when he spoke.
I searched for him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he did not answer me.

John 8:21

Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

John 12:35

So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].

John 13:33

Little children, I am with you [only] a little longer. You will look for Me and, as I told the Jews, so I tell you now, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come.’

John 16:5-7

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Acts 1:9-11

And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight.

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