John 12:8

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for John 12:8

For the poore alwayes yee haue with you: but me ye haue not alwayes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
- American Standard Version (1901)

The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
- Basic English Bible

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.
- Darby Bible

For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
- English Revised Version

For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for John 12:8

Wesley's Notes for John 12:8


12:7 Against the day of my burial - Which now draws nigh.

12:10 The chief priests consulted, how to kill Lazarus also - Here is the plain reason why the other evangelists, who wrote while Lazarus was living, did not relate his story.


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