Bible verse
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
Mark 14:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 14.
3 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
4 Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
5 It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
9 And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
11 They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
KJV
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
ASV
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
ERV
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
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