Matthew 26:11

Matthew 26:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
• New International Version (NIV)The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.

Context of Matthew 26:11

9“It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. 12She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. 13I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”

Matthew 26:11 word by word

πάντοτε γὰρ τοὺς πτωχοὺς ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, 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
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butδέde · thenG1161
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Matthew 26:11

• Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
• Deuteronomy 15:11There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
• Mark 14:7You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.
• John 12:8You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
• Galatians 2:10Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.
• 1 John 3:17If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
• Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
• Matthew 28:20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• John 13:33Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going.
• John 14:19Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
• John 16:5“But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.
• John 17:11Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.
• Acts 3:21For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Ye have the poor always with you - And, consequently, have the opportunity of doing them good at any time; but me ye have not always; my bodily presence is about to be removed from you for ever. The woman, under a presentiment of my death is preparing me for my burial.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests his acceptance. This act of faith and love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's faith and love, to all future ages, and in all places where…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-13A similar anointing happened earlier in Galilee (Luke 7:36–50). Matthew includes this event here (compare John 12:1–8) to highlight different responses to Jesus. While the Jewish leaders were plotting to kill Jesus (Matthew 26:3–5) and Judas was preparing to betray him (26:14–16), the woman honored Jesus with her actions.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:11

• Anointing
• Bethany
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mary
• Poor

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Matthew 26

• 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