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. "
— Mark 14:7, American Standard Version
“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”
“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.”
“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!”
“For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.”
“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.”
“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”
But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?
For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.