John 12:8

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"For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me."

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  • Deut 15:11 : 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.
  • Matt 26:11 : 11 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me.
  • Song 5:6 : 6 I opened to my beloved, but he had withdrawn and was gone. My soul failed when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he did not answer.
  • John 8:21 : 21 Then he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
  • John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  • John 13:33 : 33 'Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you: Where I am going, you cannot come.'
  • John 16:5-7 : 5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Instead, because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your benefit that I am going away. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
  • Acts 1:9-9 : 9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. 10 As they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, suddenly two men in white robes stood beside them. 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him go into heaven."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 26:9-12
    4 verses
    95%

    9This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and given to the poor.

    10Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for Me.

    11For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me.

    12By pouring this perfume on My body, she has prepared Me for burial.

  • Mark 14:5-8
    4 verses
    93%

    5It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.

    6But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you troubling her? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

    7For you will always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.

    8She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.

  • John 12:5-7
    3 verses
    78%

    5"Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

    6He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.

    7Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial preparation."

  • Luke 6:20
    71%

    20Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • John 12:9
    71%

    9A large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. They came, not just because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

  • Deut 15:11
    71%

    11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.

  • Luke 18:22
    70%

    22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • Luke 14:12-14
    3 verses
    70%

    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'

    13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

    14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

  • Mark 12:41-43
    3 verses
    70%

    41Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large amounts.

    42But a poor widow came and put in two very small coins, which amounted to a penny.

    43Summoning his disciples, he said to them, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.

  • Ps 9:18
    69%

    18The wicked will return to the grave, and so will all the nations that forget God.

  • Luke 6:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

    25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

  • John 11:42
    68%

    42'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

    2I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

  • John 7:6
    68%

    6Jesus said to them, 'My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.'

  • John 7:34
    68%

    34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'

  • Luke 22:28
    68%

    28You are the ones who have stood by me in my trials.

  • Jas 2:3
    68%

    3If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothing and say, 'Here is a good seat for you,' but tell the poor man, 'You stand there,' or 'Sit here by my footstool,'

  • Jas 2:6
    68%

    6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?

  • Mark 10:21
    67%

    21Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • Matt 25:42-43
    2 verses
    67%

    42For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink;

    43I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’

  • Matt 25:45
    67%

    45Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

  • Matt 8:20
    67%

    20Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'

  • Matt 11:5
    67%

    5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

  • Deut 15:4
    66%

    4However, there should be no poor among you, for the Lord will certainly bless you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess.

  • 2 Cor 8:9
    66%

    9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.

  • Matt 13:12
    66%

    12For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Luke 18:24
    66%

    24Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'

  • Matt 25:40
    66%

    40The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

  • Luke 12:33
    66%

    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

  • 2 Sam 12:3
    66%

    3But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

  • Matt 19:21
    66%

    21Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

  • John 13:29
    66%

    29Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought Jesus was telling him, 'Buy what we need for the festival,' or that he should give something to the poor.

  • John 14:19
    66%

    19In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

  • Matt 25:35-36
    2 verses
    66%

    35For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

    36I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’