Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

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.

Amplified

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

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.

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 Jesus, therefore, said - Let her alone, that, for the day of my burial, she may observe it; 8 For, the destitute, always, have ye with you, whereas, me, not always, have ye. 9 The great multitude of the Jews, therefore, got to know that he was, there, and came, not on account of Jesus only, but that, Lazarus also, they might see, whom he had raised from among the dead.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land - for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt open, thy hand unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

Matthew 26:11

For, always, the destitute, have ye with you, - but, me, not always, have ye;

Mark 14:7

For, always, have ye, the destitute, with you, and whensoever ye please, ye can, unto them, at any timedo well! But, me, not, always, have ye.

Song of Songs 5:6

I myself, opened to my beloved, but, my beloved, had turned away, had passed on, - My soul, had gone out when he spake, I sought him, but found him not, I called him, but he answered not.

John 8:21

He said unto them again, therefore - I, go, and ye shall seek me, - and yet, in your sin, shall ye die: Whither, I, go, ye, cannot come.

John 12:35

Jesus, therefore, said unto them - Yet a little while, the light, is, among you: Walk, while ye have, the light, lest, darkness, on you should lay hold; and, he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he drifteth.

John 13:33

Dear children! Yet a little, am I, with you. Ye shall seek me, and, just as I said unto the Jews, Whither, I, go, ye, cannot come, unto you also, I say it, even now.

John 16:5-7

But, now, I go my way unto him that sent me, and, not one from among you, questioneth me - Whither goest thou?

Acts 1:9-11

And having said these things, as they were beholding, he was lifted up, and a cloud caught him away from their eyes.

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