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John 12:8

John 12:8
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

For the poor always ye have with you,.... And so would not want opportunities of showing a regard to them, which Christ…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870John 12:2-8

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 26:3-16. Joh 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Mat 26:6.…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 12:1-11

In these verses we have,

I. The kind visit our Lord Jesus paid to his friends at Bethany, Joh 12:1. He came up out of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

For the poor, &c. Comp. Deu 15:11. Every word of this verse occurs in the first two Gospels, though not quite in the…