Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
Holman Bible
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.
Amplified
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.
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.'
Themes
Bethany » Jesus attends a feast in
Defender of the weak » Mary of bethany
Jesus Christ » Revelations by » Concerning » His ascension
Jesus Christ » History of » Anointed with precious ointment (in bethany)
Jesus Christ » History of » Goes to bethany six days before the passover
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Anointed At Bethany
7 Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to have kept this for the day of my preparation for burial; 8 for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. 9 A great crowd therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not because of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus whom he raised from among the dead.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11
For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
Matthew 26:11
For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:7
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
Song of Songs 5:6
I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
John 8:21
He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come.
John 12:35
Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
John 13:33
Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.
John 16:5-7
But now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?
Acts 1:9-11
And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding him, and a cloud received him out of their sight.