Mark - 14:7

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7 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.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 14:7.

Differing Translations

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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 ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.
For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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;
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.
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 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.
You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

(3) For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
(3) Christ allowed himself to be anointed once or twice for certain considerations: but his will is to be daily anointed in the poor.

For ye have the poor with you always,.... See Gill on Matthew 26:11;
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; See Gill on Matthew 26:11.

For ye have the poor with you always--referring to Deuteronomy 15:11.
and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always--a gentle hint of His approaching departure, by One who knew the worth of His own presence.

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