Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 Then said Jesus, Let her go; for the day of my interment has she kept this. 8 For the poor have ye always with you;and me ye have not always. 9 Then a great crowd of Jews knew that he is there: and they came not for Jesus alone, but that also they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the needy shall not cease from the midst of thy land: for this I command thee, saying, Opening, thou shalt open thy hand to thy brother, to thy afflicted and to thy needy in thy land.

Matthew 26:11

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

Mark 14:7

For always have ye the poor with you, and when ye wish ye can do them good: and me ye have not always.

Song of Songs 5:6

I opened to my beloved, and my beloved turned about, he passed away: my soul went forth in his speaking: I sought and I found him not; I called him and he answered me not

John 8:21

Then said Jesus again to them, I retire, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I retire, ye cannot come.

John 12:35

Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have light, lest darkness overtake you: and he walking in darkness knows not where he retires.

John 13:33

Little children, yet a little am I with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, That where I retire, ye cannot come; and I say to you now.

John 16:5-7

But now do I retire to him having sent me; and not one of you asks me, Where dost thou retire

Acts 1:9-11

And having said these, they beholding, he was lifted up; and a cloud received him from their eyes.

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