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

5This perfume could have been sold for a high price, and the money could have been given to the poor.” So they said some very unkind things to her. 6Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me. You will always have the poor with you and can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have me with you. 8She did what she could. She came to pour perfume on my body before it is placed in a tomb. 9I can guarantee this truth: Wherever the Good News is spoken in 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ye haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• the poorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• whensoeverὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ye willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• ye mayδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• goodεὖeu · well/well done!G2095
• butδέde · thenG1161
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Mark 14:7

• Deuteronomy 15:11There will always be poor people in the land. That’s why I command you to be generous to other Israelites who are poor and needy.
• Matthew 25:35I 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 into your home.
• Matthew 26:11You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you.
• John 12:7Jesus said to Judas, “Leave her alone! She has done this to prepare me for the day I will be placed in a tomb.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13You will honor God through this genuine act of service because of your commitment to spread the Good News of Christ and because of your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
• Philemon 1:7Your love ⌞for God’s people⌟ gives me a lot of joy and encouragement. You, brother, have comforted God’s people.
• James 2:14My brothers and sisters, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith but doesn’t do any good things? Can this kind of faith save him?
• 1 John 3:16We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.
• John 13:33Jesus said, “Dear children, I will still be with you for a little while. I’m telling you what I told the Jews. You will look for me, but you can’t go where I’m going.
• John 16:5“Now I’m going to the one who sent me. Yet, none of you asks me where I’m going.
• John 17:11I won’t be in the world much longer, but they are in the world, and I’m coming back to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me, so that their unity may be like ours.
• Acts 3:21Heaven must receive Jesus until the time when everything will be restored as God promised through his holy prophets long ago.

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
• Women

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