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Wycliffe Bible

Mark 14:7

For euermore ye schulen haue pore men with you, and whanne ye wolen, ye moun do wel to hem; but ye schulen not euer more haue me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Mary;   Poor;   Women;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Remember, Remembrance;   Wealth;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Simon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banquet;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Martha;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Lazarus;   Mary;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Almsgiving ;   Anointing (2);   Complacency;   Consciousness;   Giving;   Good;   Good ;   Ideas (Leading);   Martha ;   Mary;   Mount of Olives ;   Peter (2);   Premeditation;   Preparation ;   Quotations (2);   Simple, Simplicity ;   Sisters;   Social Life;   Trinity (2);   Wealth (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mary, Sister of Lazarus and Martha;   Poor;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Chamber;   Passover;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethany;   Judas Iscariot;   Martha;   Mary;   Oil;   Olives, Mount of;   Poor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You always have the poor
King James Version (1611)
For ye haue the poore with you alwayes, and whensoeuer ye will yee may doe them good: but me ye haue not alwayes.
King James Version
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
English Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"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.
New Century Version
You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them anytime you want. But you will not always have me.
Amplified Bible
"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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Berean Standard Bible
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
Contemporary English Version
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Darby Translation
for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For yee haue the poore with you alwaies, and when yee will yee may doe them good, but me yee shall not haue alwaies.
George Lamsa Translation
For you always have the poor with you, and when you wish, you can do good to them; but I am not always with you.
Good News Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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.
Literal Translation
For you have the poor with you always, and when you wish, you can do well toward them. But you do not have Me always.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
International Standard Version
For you will always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.Deuteronomy 15:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For in all time you have the poor with you, and, when you will, you can do them good; but I am not at all time with you.
Murdock Translation
For the poor ye have always with you; and when ye please, ye can do them kind offices: but I am not always with you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For ye haue poore with you alwayes, and whensoeuer ye wyll, ye may do the good: but me haue ye not alwayes.
English Revised Version
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
World English Bible
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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For ye have the poor always with you, and when ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.
Weymouth's New Testament
For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always.
Update Bible Version
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want you can do them good: but me you do not always have.
Webster's Bible Translation
For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
New English Translation
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!
New King James Version
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
New Living Translation
You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.
New Life Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, always, have ye, the destitute, with you, and whensoever ye please, ye can, unto them, at any timedo well! But, me, not, always, have ye.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ye shall have poore with you all wayes: and when soever ye will ye maye do them good: but me ye shall not have alwayes.
Young's Literal Translation
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye haue allwaye the poore with you, and wha so euer ye wil, ye maye do the good: but me haue ye not allwaie.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.
Simplified Cowboy Version
You will always have the poor to help, but you will not always have me around. She tried to do something special for me and I appreciate it.

Contextual Overview

1 Pask and the feest of therf looues was after twei daies. And the hiyest preestis and scribis souyten, hou thei schulden holde hym with gile, and sle. 2 But thei seiden, Not in the feeste dai, lest perauenture a noyse were maad among the puple. 3 And whanne he was at Betanye, in the hous of Symount leprous, and restide, a womman cam, that hadde a boxe of alabastre of precious oynement spikenard; and whanne the boxe of alabastre was brokun, sche helde it on his heed. 4 But there weren summe that beren it heuyli with ynne hem silf, and seiden, Wher to is this losse of oynement maad? 5 For this oynement myyte haue be seld more than for thre hundrid pens, and be youun to pore men. And thei groyneden ayens hir. 6 But Jhesus seide, Suffre ye hir; what be ye heuy to hir? sche hath wrouyt a good werk in me. 7 For euermore ye schulen haue pore men with you, and whanne ye wolen, ye moun do wel to hem; but ye schulen not euer more haue me. 8 Sche dide that that sche hadde; sche cam bifore to anoynte my bodi in to biriyng. 9 Treuli Y seie to you, where euer this gospel be prechid in al the world, and that that `this womman hath don, schal be told in to mynde of hym. 10 And Judas Scarioth, oon of the twelue, wente to the hiyest prestis, to bitraye hym to hem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye have: Deuteronomy 15:11, Matthew 25:35-45, Matthew 26:11, John 12:7, John 12:8, 2 Corinthians 9:13, 2 Corinthians 9:14, Philemon 1:7, James 2:14-16, 1 John 3:16-19

but: John 13:33, John 16:5, John 16:28, John 17:11, Acts 3:21

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:35 - thy brother Leviticus 27:8 - poorer Psalms 41:1 - Blessed Psalms 112:9 - dispersed Proverbs 3:9 - General Proverbs 31:20 - she reacheth Proverbs 31:31 - and let Matthew 10:42 - a cup 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering 2 Corinthians 8:12 - if James 2:15 - General 1 Peter 3:11 - do

Cross-References

Genesis 14:1
Forsothe it was don in that tyme, that Amrafel, kyng of Sennaar, and Ariok, kyng of Ponte, and Chodorlaomor, kyng of Elemytis,
Genesis 14:8
And the kyng of Sodom, and the king of Gomorre, and the kyng of Adama, and the kyng of Seboym, also and the kyng of Bale, which is Segor, yeden out, and dressiden scheltrun ayens hem in the valei of wode,
Genesis 14:12
also and thei token awey Loth and his catel, the sone of the brother of Abram, which Loth dwellide in Sodom.
Genesis 14:16
And he brouyte ayen al the catel, and Loth his brother with his catel, also wymmen and the puple.
Genesis 16:14
Therfor sche clepide thilke pit, the pit of hym that lyueth and seeth me; thilk pit is bitwixe Cades and Barad.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham yede forth fro thennus in to the lond of the south, and dwellide bitwixe Cades and Sur, and was a pilgrym in Geraris;
Genesis 36:12
Forsothe Tanna was the secundarie wijf of Elifath, `sone of Esau, whiche Tanna childide to hym Amalech. These weren the sones of Ada, `wijf of Esau.
Genesis 36:16
duk Sephua, duyk Ceneth, duyk Chore, duyk Dathan, duyk Amalech. These weren the sones of Eliphat, in the lond of Edom, and these weren the sones of Ada.
Numbers 13:26
and to al the cumpany of the sones of Israel, in to the deseert of Pharan which is in Cades. And `the aspieris spaken to hem, and schewiden the fruytis of the lond to al the multitude, and telden,
Numbers 14:43
Amalech and Cananei ben bifor you, bi the swerd of whiche ye schulen falle, for ye nolden assente to the Lord, nether the Lord schal be with you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For ye have the poor with you always,....

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and whensoever ye will ye may do them good; by feeding them when hungry, clothing them when naked, and supplying them with the necessaries of life:

but me ye have not always; meaning, with respect to his bodily presence, which, in a short time, would be removed from them, and they would have no opportunity of showing him any such outward respect personally; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1-16.

Mark 14:1

And of unleavened bread - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made without leaven or yeast.

By craft - By subtlety (Matthew); that is, by some secret plan that would secure possession of him without exciting the opposition of the people.

Mark 14:3

Ointment - This word does not convey quite the proper meaning. This was a perfume. It was used only to give a pleasant odor, and was liquid.

Of spikenard - The “nard,” from which this perfume was made, is a plant of the East Indies, with a small, slender stalk, and a heavy, thick root. The best perfume is obtained from the root, though the stalk and fruit are used for that purpose.

And she brake the box - This may mean no more than that she broke the “seal” of the box, so that it could be poured out. Boxes of perfumes are often sealed or made fast with wax, to prevent the perfume from escaping. It was not likely that she would break the box itself when it was unnecessary, and when the unguent, being liquid, would have been wasted; nor from a broken box or vial could she easily have “poured it” on his head.

Mark 14:5

Three hundred pence - About forty dollars (or 9 British pounds). See the notes at Matthew 26:7.

Mark 14:8

She hath done what she could - She has showed the highest attachment in her power; and it was, as it is now, a sufficient argument against there being any “real” waste, that it was done for the honor of Christ. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1-16.


 
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