Good News Translation GNT
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1 When Jesus had finished teaching all these things, he said to his disciples,
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When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
2 "In two days, as you know, it will be the Passover Festival, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."
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“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 the elders met together in the palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest,
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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
4 and made plans to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death.
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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5 "We must not do it during the festival," they said, "or the people will riot."
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“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
6 Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease.
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While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7 While Jesus was eating, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar filled with an expensive perfume, which she poured on his head.
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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 The disciples saw this and became angry. "Why all this waste?" they asked.
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When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9 "This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and the money given to the poor!"
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“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 Jesus knew what they were saying, and so he said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? It is a fine and beautiful thing that she has done for me.
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Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
11 You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.
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The poor you will always have with you,but you will not always have me.
12 What she did was to pour this perfume on my body to get me ready for burial.
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When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 Now, I assure you that wherever this gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her."
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Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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