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1 When Jesus had finished saying 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 “As you know, Passover begins in two days, 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 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence 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 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”
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“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
6 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.
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While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7 While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over 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 were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said.
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When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9 “It could have been sold for a high price 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 But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to 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 the poor among 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 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
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When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
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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.”
14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests
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Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests
15 and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.
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and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
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From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
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On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
18 “As you go into the city,” he told them, “you will see a certain man. Tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’”
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He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ”
19 So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there.
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So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve.
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When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
21 While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
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And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
22 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
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They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
23 He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.
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Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
24 For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
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The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
25 Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, “Rabbi, am I the one?” And Jesus told him, “You have said it.”
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Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
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