John 12:8

John 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

Context of John 12:8

6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” 9Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

John 12:8 word by word

τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• ye haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butδέde · thenG1161
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for John 12:8

• Deuteronomy 15:11There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
• Matthew 26:11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
• Mark 14:7The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.
• John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
• John 8:21Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
• John 13:33“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
• John 16:5but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
• Acts 1:9After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Commentaries on John 12:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-8Verses 2-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3-16. John 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6. Lazarus was … - The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was not in their own house, but in that of Simon. Lazarus is particularly mentioned, since it was so remarkable that one who had been once dead should be enjoying again the endearments of friendship. This shows, also, that his resurrection was no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Jesus would not ignore the poor. He cared deeply for people in need. However, this moment to honor and serve him was unique. It was a special opportunity that would not happen again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11(See on Mt 26:6-13). 1-8. six days before the passover--that is, on the sixth day before it; probably after sunset on Friday evening, or the commencement of the Jewish sabbath preceding the passover.Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 12

• 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