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Matthew 26:1-13

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1 When Jesus finished speaking all these words, he said to his disciples,
1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
2 "You know that the Passover is two days from now. And the Human One will be handed over to be crucified."
2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 Then the chief priests and elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of Caiaphas the high priest.
3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
4 They were plotting to arrest Jesus by cunning tricks and to kill him.
4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5 But they agreed that it shouldn't happen during the feast so there wouldn't be an uproar among the people.
5 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
6 When Jesus was at Bethany visiting the house of Simon, who had a skin disease,
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7 a woman came to him with a vase made of alabaster containing very expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus' head while he was sitting at dinner.
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8 Now when the disciples saw it they were angry and said, "Why this waste?
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9 This perfume could have been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor."
9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said, "Why do you make trouble for the woman? She's done a good thing for me.
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
11 You always have the poor with you, but you won't always have me.
11 The poor you will always have with you,but you will not always have me.
12 By pouring this perfume over my body she's prepared me to be buried.
12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 I tell you the truth that wherever in the whole world this good news is announced, what she's done will also be told in memory of her."
13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
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