Matthew 26:11

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 18:20

This is true because if two or three people come together in my name, I am there with them.”

Matthew 26:10

Knowing what had happened, Jesus said, “Why are you troubling this woman? She did an excellent thing for me.

Matthew 28:20

Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.”

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 12:8

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

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 14:19

In a little while the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live, too.

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. But none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

John 17:11

I am coming to you; I will not stay in the world any longer. But they are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they will be one, just as you and I are one.

Acts 3:21

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

Galatians 2:10

The only thing they asked us was to remember to help the poor—something I really wanted to do.

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.

1 John 3:17

Suppose someone has enough to live and sees a brother or sister in need, but does not help. Then God’s love is not living in that person.