⁸ The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

¹¹ For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

⁷ The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

¹¹ For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

⁶ I made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.

²¹ Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

³⁵ Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

³³ My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

⁵ But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

⁶ But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

⁷ But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

⁹ And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.

¹⁰ And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

¹¹ And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.