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Thursday, September 11th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

马太福音 26:11

你們常常有窮人跟你們在一起,然而卻不常有我。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anointing;   Bethany;   Jesus, the Christ;   Love;   Mary;   Poor;   Thompson Chain Reference - Needy, the;   Poor, the;   Poverty-Riches;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Poor, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Martha;   Poor;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Motives;   Poor and Poverty, Theology of;   Priest, Christ as;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Universalists;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Simon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Mary, Sister of Lazarus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Martha;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Simon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Lazarus;   Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Anointing (2);   Ascension (2);   Attraction;   Liberty (2);   Martha ;   Mary;   Mount of Olives ;   Popularity ;   Poverty (2);   Premeditation;   Preparation ;   Quotations (2);   Reality;   Sisters;   Wealth (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Martha ;   Mary, Sister of Lazarus and Martha;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Passover;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ju'das Iscar'iot;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethany;   Judas Iscariot;   Martha;   Mary;   Olives, Mount of;   Poor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
因 为 常 有 穷 人 和 你 们 同 在 ; 只 是 你 们 不 常 有 我 。

Contextual Overview

6 Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, who had a skin disease. 7 While Jesus was there, a woman approached him with an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured this perfume on Jesus' head while he was eating. 8 His followers were upset when they saw the woman do this. They asked, "Why waste that perfume? 9 It could have been sold for a great deal of money and the money given to the poor." 10 Knowing what had happened, Jesus said, "Why are you troubling this woman? She did an excellent thing for me. 11 You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. 12 This woman poured perfume on my body to prepare me for burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached in all the world, what this woman has done will be told, and people will remember her."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye have: Matthew 25:34-40, Matthew 25:42-45, Deuteronomy 15:11, Mark 14:7, John 12:8, Galatians 2:10, 1 John 3:17

but: Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:20, John 13:33, John 14:19, John 16:5, John 16:28, John 17:11, Acts 3:21

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:40 - rose up Matthew 25:35 - I was an Luke 8:3 - of their Luke 11:41 - rather Acts 9:39 - and showing Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate Romans 15:26 - the poor

Cross-References

Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know you did not realize what you were doing. So I did not allow you to sin against me and touch her.
Psalms 105:15
He said, "Don't touch my chosen people, and don't harm my prophets."
Proverbs 6:29
The same is true if you have sexual relations with another man's wife. Anyone who does so will be punished.
Zechariah 2:8
This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "After he has honored me and sent me against the nations who took your possessions—because whoever touches you hurts what is precious to me—

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For ye have the poor always with you,.... This is said in answer to the objection of the disciples, that the ointment might have been sold, and the money given to the poor. Christ seems to have respect to Deuteronomy 15:11, and which, agreeably to the sense of the Jews, refers to the times of the Messiah: for they say h,

"there is no difference between this world (this present time) and the times of the Messiah, but the subduing of kingdoms only; as it is said, Deuteronomy 15:11, "for the poor shall never cease out of the land": the gloss on it is, from hence it may be concluded, that therefore, יש עניות

לעולם, "for ever there will be poverty, and riches".''

Our Lord's words also show, that there will be always poor persons in the world; that there will be always such with his people, and in his churches; for God has chosen, and he calls such by his grace; so that men may always have opportunities of showing kindness and respect to such objects: in Mark it is added, "and whensoever ye will ye may do them good", Mark 14:7; by relieving their wants, and distributing to their necessities:

but me ye have not always; referring not to his divine and spiritual presence, which he has promised to his people, churches, and ministers, to the end of the world, but to his corporeal presence; for he was to be but a little while with them, and then go to the Father; be taken up to heaven, where he now is, and will be until the restitution of all things; so that the time was very short in which any outward respect could be shown to him in person, as man.

h T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 63. 1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 26:11. Ye have the poor always with you — And, consequently, have the opportunity of doing them good at any time; but me ye have not always; my bodily presence is about to be removed from you for ever. The woman, under a presentiment of my death is preparing me for my burial.


 
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