7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
7 The poor you will always have with you,
7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.
7 You will have the poor with you every day for the rest of your lives. Whenever you feel like it, you can do something for them. Not so with me.
7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
7 You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 14:7
Commentary on Mark 14:1-11
(Read Mark 14:1-11)
Did Christ pour out his soul unto death for us, and shall we think any thing too precious for him? Do we give him the precious ointment of our best affections? Let us love him with all the heart, though it is common for zeal and affection to be misunderstood and blamed; and remember that charity to the poor will not excuse any from particular acts of piety to the Lord Jesus. Christ commended this woman's pious attention to the notice of believers in all ages. Those who honour Christ he will honour. Covetousness was Judas' master lust, and that betrayed him to the sin of betraying his Master; the devil suited his temptation to that, and so conquered him. And see what wicked contrivances many have in their sinful pursuits; but what appears to forward their plans, will prove curses in the end.