Mark 14:7
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
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- Deuteronomy 15:11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
- Matthew 26:11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
- James 2:14–16 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?