John 12:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
πάντοτε
always
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πάντοτε
Always, at all times, continually. Pantote. I am with you always. The promise of presence is without exception. He is always with you in every situation without interruption.
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ἔχω
you have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἑαυτοῦ
yourselves,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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