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 Il disait cela, non qu’il se mît en peine des pauvres, mais parce qu’il était voleur, et que, tenant la bourse, il prenait ce qu’on y mettait.

7 Mais Jésus dit: Laisse-la garder ce parfum pourle jour de ma sépulture.

8 Vous avez toujours lespauvres avec vous, mais vous ne m’avez pas toujours.

9 Une grande multitude de Juifs apprirent que Jésus était à Béthanie; et ils y vinrent, non pas seulement à cause de lui, mais aussi pour voir Lazare, qu’il avait ressuscité des morts.

10 Les principaux sacrificateurs délibérèrent de faire mourir aussi Lazare,

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What Does John 12:8 Mean?

John 12:8 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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