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And it came to pass , whenJesus had finishedallthesesayings, he said unto hisdisciples,
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Ye knowthataftertwodaysis the feast of the passover,and the Son of man is betrayedto be crucified .
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Then assembled together the chief priests,and the scribes,and the elders of the people,unto the palace of the high priest,who was calledCaiaphas,
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Andconsultedthat they might takeJesus by subtilty,andkill him.
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But they said , Noton the feast day, lest there be an uproaramong the people.
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Now when JesuswasinBethany,in the house of Simon the leper,
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There came unto him a womanhaving an alabaster box of very preciousointment,and poured itonhishead, as he sat at meat.
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But when hisdisciplessaw it, they had indignation , saying , To what purpose is thiswaste?
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Forthisointmentmight have been sold for much,andgiven to the poor.
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WhenJesusunderstood it, he said unto them,Why trouble ye* the woman?for she hath wrought a goodworkuponme.
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For ye have the pooralwayswithyou;butme ye havenotalways.
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For in thatshe* hath pouredthisointmentonmybody, she did it formyburial .
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Verily I say unto you,Wheresoever*thisgospel shall be preachedin the wholeworld, there shall also this, that this woman* hath done , be toldfor a memorial of her.