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And it was done, when Jesus had ended all these words, he said to his disciples,
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Ye know, that after two days pask shall be made, and man's Son shall be betaken to be crucified.
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Then the princes of priests and the elder men of the people were gathered into the hall of the prince of priests, that was said Caiaphas,
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and made a counsel to hold Jesus with guile, and slay him; [and made a counsel, that they should hold Jesus with guile, and slay him;]
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but they said, Not in the holiday [soothly they said, Not in the feast day], lest peradventure noise were made in the people.
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And when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leprous,
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a woman that had a box of alabaster of precious ointment, came to him [a woman having a box of alabaster of precious ointment, came nigh to him], and shedded it out on the head of him resting.
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And the disciples seeing had disdain, and said [saying], Whereto is this loss?
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for it might be sold for much [for this might have been sold for much], and be given to poor men.
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But Jesus knew, and said to them, What be ye heavy to this woman? for she hath wrought in me a good work [she hath wrought a good work in me].
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For ye shall ever have poor men with you, but ye shall not always have me. [For why ye shall evermore have poor men with you, but ye shall not all-gates have me.]