John 12:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.”
John 12:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 12:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 12:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.””
John 12:8 — World English Bible
John 12:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.”
John 12:8 — American Standard Version
John 12:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'”
John 12:8 — Young's Literal Translation
John 12:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.”
John 12:8 — Darby Translation
John 12:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the poore alwayes yee haue with you, but me ye shall not haue alwayes.”
John 12:8 — Geneva Bible
John 12:8 in Context — John 12
6 Mas dijo esto, no por el cuidado que él tenía de los pobres; sino porque era ladrón, y tenía la bolsa, y traía lo que se echaba en ella.
7 Entonces Jesús dijo: Déjala: para el día de mi sepultura ha guardado esto;
8 Porque á los pobres siempre los tenéis con vosotros, mas á mí no siempre me tenéis.
9 Entonces mucha gente de los Judíos entendió que él estaba allí; y vinieron no solamente por causa de Jesús, mas también por ver á Lázaro, al cual había resucitado de los muertos.
10 Consultaron asimismo los príncipes de los sacerdotes, de matar también á Lázaro;
What Does John 12:8 Mean?
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