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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.

Context of Mark 14:7

5It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly. 6“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout 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. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are 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 invited 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. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.
• 2 Corinthians 9:13Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
• Philemon 1:7Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.
• James 2:14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
• 1 John 3:16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
• 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?’
• John 17:11I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.
• Acts 3:21Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised 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