Bible in Basic English
"The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever."
— John 12:8, Bible in Basic English
“For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.”
“For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always. ”
“For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."”
“For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!””
“For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.”
“For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.”
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;
For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.