Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
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.
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.'
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 Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death. 8 The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever. 9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
Matthew 26:11
For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
Mark 14:7
The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.
Song of Songs 5:6
I made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.
John 8:21
Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.
John 12:35
Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.
John 13:33
My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
John 16:5-7
But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?
Acts 1:9-11
And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.