American Standard Version
"For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. "
— Matthew 26:11, American Standard Version
“For ye have the poor 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 you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.”
“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.”
But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,