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1 When Jesus finished saying these things, he told his disciples,
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When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
2 "You know that Passover comes in two days. That's when the Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over for crucifixion."
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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 very moment, the party of high priests and religious leaders was meeting in the chambers of the Chief Priest named Caiaphas,
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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 conspiring to seize Jesus by stealth and kill him.
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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5 They agreed that it should not be done during Passover Week. "We don't want a riot on our hands," they said.
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“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
6 When Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper,
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While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7 a woman came up to him as he was eating dinner and anointed him with a bottle of very expensive perfume.
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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 When the disciples saw what was happening, they were furious. "That's criminal!
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When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9 This could have been sold for a lot and the money handed out 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 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.
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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.