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 more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her. 6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me. 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! 8She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial. 9I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole 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 never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
• Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
• Matthew 26:11For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!
• John 12:7So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.
• Philemon 1:7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
• James 2:14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?
• 1 John 3:16We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
• John 13:33Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same.
• John 16:5But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
• John 17:11I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
• Acts 3:21This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times 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
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Aforehand
• Craft
• Guest
• Ready
• Simon
• 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