Matthew 26:11

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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.
  • John 12:8 : 8 "For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me."
  • Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.
  • John 16:28 : 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
  • John 17:11 : 11 I will no longer be in the world, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 They asked only that we remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?
  • Matt 25:34-40 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For 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; 36 I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ 40 The 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.’
  • Matt 25:42-45 : 42 For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink; 43 I 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.’ 44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?’ 45 Then 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.’
  • 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 14:19 : 19 In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
  • John 16:5 : 5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
  • Acts 3:21 : 21 Heaven must receive Him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God spoke about through the holy prophets from ages past.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 12:5-8
    4 verses
    95%

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

    6 He 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.

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

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

  • Mark 14:5-9
    5 verses
    94%

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

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

    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.

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

    9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

  • Matt 26:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Matt 26:12-13
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    12 By pouring this perfume on My body, she has prepared Me for burial.

    13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

  • Deut 15:11
    72%

    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.

  • Luke 6:20
    71%

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

  • Ps 9:18
    69%

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

  • Mark 12:41-44
    4 verses
    69%

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

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

    43 Summoning 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.

    44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in everything she had—all she had to live on.'

  • Luke 18:22
    69%

    22 When 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 14:13-14
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    13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

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

  • Luke 6:24
    68%

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

  • Luke 22:28
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    28 You are the ones who have stood by me in my trials.

  • Jas 2:6
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    6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?

  • Luke 7:45-46
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    45 You gave Me no kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not stopped kissing My feet.

    46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

  • Luke 21:1-4
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    67%

    1 Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

    2 He also saw a poor widow putting in two small coins.

    3 He said, 'Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.'

    4 For they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she had to live on.

  • Matt 25:42-45
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    67%

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

    43 I 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.’

    44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?’

    45 Then 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.’

  • Jas 2:3
    67%

    3 If 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,'

  • Matt 26:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7 a woman approached Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

  • Matt 25:40
    67%

    40 The 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.’

  • Mark 10:21
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    21 Jesus 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 25:35-36
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    67%

    35 For 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;

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

  • Exod 25:30
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    30 Place the bread of the Presence on the table before Me continually.

  • Luke 11:41
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    41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'

  • Acts 20:34
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    34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions.

  • John 7:6
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    6 Jesus said to them, 'My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.'

  • Matt 19:21
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    21 Jesus 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 7:34
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    34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'

  • John 11:42
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    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.'