Mark 14:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”

Mark 14:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 14:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 14:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.”

Mark 14:7 — World English Bible

Mark 14:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. ”

Mark 14:7 — American Standard Version

Mark 14:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;”

Mark 14:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 14:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always. ”

Mark 14:7 — Darby Translation

Mark 14:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For yee haue the poore with you alwaies, and when yee will yee may doe them good, but me yee shall not haue alwaies.”

Mark 14:7 — Geneva Bible

Mark 14:7 in Context — Mark 14

5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

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What Does Mark 14:7 Mean?

Mark 14:7 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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