Mark 14:7
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
In context
5 For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
7 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.
8 She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
9 Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
Mark 14:7 in every translation
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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;
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.