Catholic Public Domain Version
"For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always. "
— Mark 14:7, Catholic Public Domain 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 ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can 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 who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment?
For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her.
But Jesus said: “Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me.
For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always.
But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.
Amen I say to you, wherever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the entire world, the things she has done also shall be told, in memory of her.”
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away, to the leaders of the priests, in order to betray him to them.