Matthew 26:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be poor people in the land. That is why I command you to be ready to help your brother or sister. Give to the poor in your land who need help.

Mark 14:7

You will always have the poor with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.

John 12:8

You will always have those who are poor with you. But you will not always have me.”

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

John 16:5

Now I am going back to the one who sent me. And none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

John 14:19

In a very short time the people in the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. You will live because I live.

John 13:33

Jesus said, “My children, I will be with you only a short time more. You will look for me, but I tell you now what I told the Jewish leaders: Where I am going you cannot come.

Acts 3:21

“But Jesus must stay in heaven until the time when all things will be made right again. God told about this time when he spoke long ago through his holy prophets.

John 17:11

“Now I am coming to you. I will not stay in the world, but these followers of mine are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. Then they will be one, just as you and I are one.

Matthew 28:20

Teach them to obey everything that I have told you to do. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of time.”

Matthew 18:20

Yes, if two or three people are together believing in me, I am there with them.”

1 John 3:17

Suppose a believer who is rich enough to have all the necessities of life sees a fellow believer who is poor and does not have even basic needs. What if the rich believer does not help the poor one? Then it is clear that God’s love is not in that person’s heart.

Galatians 2:10

They asked us to do only one thing—to remember to help those who are poor. And this was something that I really wanted to do.

Matthew 26:10

But Jesus knew what happened. He said, “Why are you bothering this woman? She did a very good thing for me.