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And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples,
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`Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.'
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Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;
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and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill [him],
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and they said, `Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
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And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
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there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).
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And having seen [it], his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose [is] this waste?
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for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'
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And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;