John 12:8

New Century Version

You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.”

Cross References

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened the door for my lover, but my lover had left and was gone. When he spoke, he took my breath away. I looked for him, but I could not find him; I called for him, but he did not answer.

Matthew 26:11

You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.

Mark 14:7

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

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for a little longer, so walk while you have the light. Then the darkness will not catch you. If you walk in the darkness, you will not know where you are going.

John 13:33

Jesus said, “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and what I told the Jews, I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.

John 8:21

Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot come where I am going.”

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be poor people in the land, so I command you to give freely to your neighbors and to the poor and needy in your land.