Mark 14:7

Mark 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
• New International Version (NIV)The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.

Context of Mark 14:7

5It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. 6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. 8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial. 9And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Mark 14:7 word by word

πάντοτε γὰρ τοὺς πτωχοὺς ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, καὶ ὅταν θέλητε δύνασθε αὐτοῖς εὖ ποιῆσαι, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε.Read the interlinear

• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• you will always haveπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• you will always haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• you canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• helpποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• helpεὖeu · well/well done!G2095
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wheneverὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• you wantθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• you will notοὐou · noG3756
• Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Mark 14:7

• Deuteronomy 15:11For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
• Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
• Matthew 26:11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
• John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
• Philemon 1:7I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
• James 2:14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
• 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
• John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
• John 16:5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
• John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
• Acts 3:21Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Commentaries on Mark 14:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 See this passage explained in the notes at 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Jesus defended the woman’s action. That the disciples would always have the poor among them did not minimize the concern Jesus has for the poor. The opportunity to minister directly to Jesus was limited. Only hours remained! She chose the best thing she could do with her perfume.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. For ye have the poor with you always--referring to De 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:7

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary
• Poor
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In the dictionaries

• Aforehand
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• Bethany
• Good
• Jesus Christ
• Judas Iscariot
• Law in the New Testament

Commentaries on Mark 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings