11WhenJesus had finishedallthesewords, He said to His disciples,
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"2You know that aftertwodays3the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be 4handed over for crucifixion."
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5Then the chiefpriests and the elders of the people were gatheredtogether in 6the court of the highpriest, named7Caiaphas;
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and they 8plottedtogether to seizeJesus by stealth and kill Him.
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But they were saying, "Not during the festival, 9otherwise* a riot might occuramong the people."
The Precious Ointment
610Now when Jesus was in 11Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper,
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12a womancame to Him with an alabastervial of verycostlyperfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.
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But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, "Why*thiswaste?
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"For this perfume might have been sold for a highprice and the money given to the poor."
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But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you bother* the woman? For she has done a gooddeed to Me.
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"For you alwayshave13the poor with you; but you do not alwayshave Me.
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"For when she pouredthisperfume on My body, she did it 14to prepare Me for burial.
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"Truly I say to you, 15wherever*thisgospel is preached in the wholeworld, whatthiswoman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."
Judas's Bargain
1416Thenone of the twelve, named17JudasIscariot, went to the chiefpriests
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and said, "What are you willing to give me to 18betray Him to you?" And 19they weighed out thirtypieces of silver to him.
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From then on he began looking for a goodopportunity to betray Jesus.
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20Now on the first day of 21Unleavened Bread the disciplescame to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
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And He said, "Go into the city to 22a certainman, and say to him, 'The Teachersays, "23My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."' "
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The disciplesdid as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
The Last Passover
2024Now when eveningcame, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelvedisciples.
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As they were eating, He said, "25Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me."
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Being deeplygrieved, they eachonebegan to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?"
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And He answered, "26He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
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"The Son of Man is to go, 27just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! 28It would have beengood for that manif he had not been born."
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And 29Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, 30Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "31You have said it yourself."