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Mark 14:7
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KJ21
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will, ye may do them good; but Me ye have not always.
ASV
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
AMP
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do something good to them; but you will not always have Me.
AMPC
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you will not always have Me.
BRG
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
CSB
You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
CSBA
You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
CEB
You always have the poor with you; and whenever you want, you can do something good for them. But you won’t always have me.
CJB
For you will always have the poor with you; and whenever you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.
CEV
You will always have the poor with you. And whenever you want to, you can give to them. But you won't always have me here with you.
DARBY
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
DLNT
For you always have the poor with you. And whenever you want, you are able to do good for them. But you do not always have Me.
DRA
For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.
ERV
You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
EASY
You will always have poor people with you. You can help them at any time that you want. But you will not always have me with you.
EHV
In fact, you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you are not always going to have me.
ESV
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.
ESVUK
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.
EXB
You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them anytime you want [Deut. 15:11]. But you will not always have me.
GNV
For ye have the poor with you always, and when ye will ye may do them good, but me ye shall not have always.
GW
You will always have the poor with you and can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have me with you.
GNT
You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me.
HCSB
You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me.
ICB
You will always have the poor with you. You can help them anytime you want. But you will not always have me.
ISV
because you’ll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won’t always have me.
PHILLIPS
Jesus himself was now in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. As he was sitting at table, a woman approached him with an alabaster flask of very costly spikenard perfume. She broke the neck of the flask and poured the perfume on Jesus’ head. Some of those present were highly indignant and muttered, “What is the point of such wicked waste of perfume? It could have been sold for over thirty pounds and the money could have been given to the poor.” And there was a murmur of resentment against her. But Jesus said, “Let her alone, why must you make her feel uncomfortable? She has done a beautiful thing for me. You have the poor with you always and you can do good to them whenever you like, but you will not always have me. She has done all she could—for she has anointed my body in preparation for burial. I assure you that wherever the Gospel is preached throughout the whole world, this deed of hers will also be recounted, as her memorial to me.”
JUB
For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.
KJV
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
AKJV
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
LSB
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
LEB
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.
TLB
You always have the poor among you, and they badly need your help, and you can aid them whenever you want to; but I won’t be here much longer.
MSG
But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why are you giving her a hard time? She has just done something wonderfully significant for me. You will have the poor with you every day for the rest of your lives. Whenever you feel like it, you can do something for them. Not so with me. She did what she could when she could—she pre-anointed my body for burial. And you can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she just did is going to be talked about admiringly.”
MEV
You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me.
MOUNCE
For you will always have the poor with you, and whenever you want you can do something good for them, but you will not always have me.
NOG
You will always have the poor with you and can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have me with you.
NABRE
The poor you will always have with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them, but you will not always have me.
NASB
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
NASB1995
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
NCB
The poor you will always have with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.
NCV
You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them anytime you want. But you will not always have me.
NET
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!
NIRV
You will always have poor people with you. You can help them any time you want to. But you will not always have me.
NIV
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
NIVUK
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
NKJV
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
NLV
You will have poor people with you all the time. Whenever you want, you can do something good for them. You will not have Me all the time.
NLT
You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.
NMB
For you will have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish, you may do them good. But me you will not have always.
NRSVA
For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me.
NRSVACE
For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me.
NRSVCE
For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me.
NRSVUE
For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.
NTFE
You have the poor with you always; you can help them whenever you want to. But you won’t always have me.
OJB
For always the aniyim you have with you, and when you wish you are able to do maasim tovim for them, but me you do not always have. [DEVARIM 15:11]
RGT
“For you have the poor with you always. And when you will you may do them good. But Me you shall not have always.
RSV
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.
RSVCE
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.
TLV
For you always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want; but you won’t always have Me.
VOICE
The poor will always be with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you want. But I won’t always be with you.
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.
WE
You will always have poor people with you. Any time you want to, you can do good to them. But I will not always be with you.
WYC
For evermore ye shall have poor men with you, and when ye will, ye may do well to them; but ye shall not evermore have me. [For ye have ever poor men with you, and when ye will, ye be able to do well to them; forsooth ye shall not ever have me.]
YLT
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;
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