Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
because you'll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won't always have me.
A Conservative Version
For ye always have the poor with you, and whenever ye may desire ye can do them well, but ye do not always have me.
American Standard Version
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
You will always have poor people with you, and you can do something good for them whenever you want to, but you will not always have me with you.
Anderson New Testament
For you have the poor with you always; and whenever you choose, you can do them good; but me you have not always.
Common New Testament
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.
Darby Translation
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
Godbey New Testament
For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always.
Goodspeed New Testament
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do for them, but you will not always have me.
John Wesley New Testament
For ye have the poor always with you, and when ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.
Julia Smith Translation
For always have ye the poor with you, and when ye wish ye can do them good: and me ye have not always.
King James 2000
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good: but me you have not always.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
Modern King James verseion
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you desire you may do them good. But you do not have Me always.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For ye shall have poor with you always: and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye shall not have always.
Moffatt New Testament
The poor you always have beside you, and you can be kind to them whenever you want; but you will not always have me.
Montgomery New Testament
She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have.
NET Bible
For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!
New Heart English Bible
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.
Noyes New Testament
For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always.
Sawyer New Testament
The poor you have always with you, and you can do them good when you will; but me you have not always.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.
Webster
For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Weymouth New Testament
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always.
Williams New Testament
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.
World English Bible
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.
Worrell New Testament
for the poor ye always have with you; and whensoever ye will, ye can do them good; but Me ye have not always.
Worsley New Testament
She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.
Youngs Literal Translation
for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Anointed with precious ointment (in bethany)
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 14:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Anointing At Bethany
6 But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me. 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. 8 She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.
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.
Matthew 25:35-45
For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;
John 12:7-8
Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
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
But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?
John 16:28
I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.
John 17:11
And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.
Acts 3:21
Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.
2 Corinthians 9:13-14
For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all;
James 2:14-16
What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
1 John 3:16-19
In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.