Matthew 26:11

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
Matthew 26:11
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Original language (Greek)

πάντοτε γὰρ τοὺς πτωχοὺς ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε.

  1. πάντοτεpantote“Always”
    Adverb · “always” · Strong's G3842
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πτωχοὺςptōchous“poor”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
  5. ἔχετεechete“you have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. μεθ᾽meth᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  7. ἑαυτῶν,he'autōn“yourselves,”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  8. ἐμὲeme“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  9. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. πάντοτεpantote“always”
    Adverb · “always” · Strong's G3842
  12. ἔχετε.echete“you have.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)