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 E isto disse ele, não pelo cuidado que tivesse dos pobres; mas porque era ladrão, e tinha a bolsa, e trazia o que se lançava [nela] .

7 Disse pois Jesus: Deixa-a; para o dia de meu sepultamento guardou isto.

8 Porque aos pobres sempre os tendes convosco; porém a mim não me tendes sempre.

9 Muita gente dos judeus soube pois, que ele estava ali; e vieram, não somente por causa de Jesus, mas também para verem a Lázaro, a quem ressuscitara dos mortos.

10 E os chefes dos sacerdotes se aconselharam de também matarem a Lázaro,

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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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