Matthew 26:7-17

7 ¹a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

8 But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, "Why * this waste?

9 "For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor."

10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you bother * the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.

11 "For you always have ²the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

12 "For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it ³to prepare Me for burial.

13 "Truly I say to you, ⁴wherever * this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."

14 ⁵Then one of the twelve, named ⁶Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

15 and said, "What are you willing to give me to ⁷betray Him to you?" And ⁸they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.

16 From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.

17 ⁹Now on the first day of ¹⁰Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"

Cross References 10

1. Luke 7:37
2. Deuteronomy 15:11; Mark 14:7; John 12:8
3. John 19:40
4. Mark 14:9
5. Matthew 26:14-16: {Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3-6}
6. Matthew 10:4; Matthew 26:25, 47; Matthew 27:3; John 6:71; John 12:4; John 13:26; Acts 1:16
7. Matthew 10:4
8. Exodus 21:32; Zechariah 11:12
9. Matthew 26:17-19: {Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13}
10. Exodus 12:18-20