John 12:8

For the poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

In Context

7Jesus therefore said, Let her alone, she hath reserved this as for the day of my burial.

9And a great number of the Jews understanding that He was there, came not only on account of Jesus, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom He had raised from the dead.

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Cross References

Mark 14:7She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.

John 12:35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while the light is to be with you; walk while ye have the light, least darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the dark knoweth not whither he goeth.

John 16:5But now I am going away to Him that sent me, and yet none of you asketh me, Whither art thou going? but because I have said these things to you,

Matthew Henry on John 12:2-12

Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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