Yuēhànfúyīn 12:8

8 Yīnwei cháng yǒu qióngrén hé nǐmen tòng zaì . zhǐshì nǐmen bù cháng yǒu wǒ .

Yuēhànfúyīn 12:8 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:8

For the poor always ye have with you
And so would not want opportunities of showing a regard to them, which Christ always recommended; nor does he here in the least discourage an industrious and affectionate concern for them: the words seem to be a sort of prophecy, that there would be always poor persons in the churches of Christ, to be taken care of and provided for; (See Gill on Matthew 26:11); and yet the Jews suppose cases, in which the collectors of alms may have no poor to distribute to, and direct what they shall do in such cases ^F12:

but me ye have not always;
meaning, with respect to his corporeal presence, which would be quickly withdrawn from them, when there would be no more an opportunity of showing him personal respect, in such a way.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 13. 1. & Bava Metzia, fol. 38. 1. & Bava Bathra, fol. 8. 2.

Yuēhànfúyīn 12:8 In-Context

6 Tā shuō zhè huà , bìng bú shì guàniàn qióngrén , nǎi yīn tā shì gè zéi , yòu daì zhe qián nǎng , cháng qǔ qízhōng suǒ cún de .

7 Yēsū shuō , yóu tā bā , tā shì wèi wǒ ānzàng zhī rì cún liú de .

8 Yīnwei cháng yǒu qióngrén hé nǐmen tòng zaì . zhǐshì nǐmen bù cháng yǒu wǒ .

9 Yǒu xǔduō Yóutaìrén zhīdào Yēsū zaì nàli , jiù lái le , búdàn shì wéi Yēsū de yuángù , yĕ shì yào kān tā cōng sǐ lǐ suǒ fùhuó de Lāsalù .

10 Dàn Jìsīzhǎng shāngyì lián Lāsalù yĕ yào shā le .