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1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
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When Jesus finished saying these things, he told his disciples,
2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
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"You know that Passover comes in two days. That's when the Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over for crucifixion."
3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
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At that very moment, the party of high priests and religious leaders was meeting in the chambers of the Chief Priest named Caiaphas,
4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
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conspiring to seize Jesus by stealth and kill him.
5 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
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They agreed that it should not be done during Passover Week. "We don't want a riot on our hands," they said.
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
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When Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper,
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.
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a woman came up to him as he was eating dinner and anointed him with a bottle of very expensive perfume.
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
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When the disciples saw what was happening, they were furious. "That's criminal!
9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
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This could have been sold for a lot and the money handed out to the poor."
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
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When Jesus realized what was going on, he intervened. "Why are you giving this woman a hard time? She has just done something wonderfully significant for me.
11 The poor you will always have with you,but you will not always have me.
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You will have the poor with you every day for the rest of your lives, but not me.
12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
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When she poured this perfume on my body, what she really did was anoint me for burial.
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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You can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she has just done is going to be remembered and admired."
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests
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That is when one of the Twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the cabal of high priests
15 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.
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and said, "What will you give me if I hand him over to you?" They settled on thirty silver pieces.
16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
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He began looking for just the right moment to hand him over.
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