Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
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.
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."
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
Interlinear
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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 alone; let her keep it for the day of my funeral, 8 for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." 9 A goodly number of the Jews learned that He was at Bethany, and so they came there, not only to see Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 26:11
for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
Mark 14:7
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.
John 8:21
Then Jesus again said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die under the curse of your sins; for where I am going you can never come."
John 12:35
Jesus said to them, "Only a little while longer you will have the light. Keep on living by it while you have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you, for whoever walks about in the dark does not know where he is going.
John 13:33
Dear children, I am to be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, but, as I told the Jews, so I now tell you, you cannot just now go where I am going.
John 16:5-7
But now I am going away to Him who has sent me, and not one of you is asking me where I am going,
Acts 1:9-11
After saying this, He was taken up while they were looking at Him, and a cloud swept under Him and carried Him out of their sight.