Matthew 26:1-16

The Plot to Kill Jesus

¹^aNow it happened that when Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples, 2 “^aYou know that after two days ^bthe Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be ^cdelivered over for crucifixion.”
3 ^aThen the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in ^bthe court of the high priest, named ^cCaiaphas; 4 and they ^aplotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him. 5 But they were saying, “Not during the festival, ^alest a riot occur among the people.”

The Costly Perfume

6 ^aNow when Jesus was in ^bBethany, at the home of Simon the leper, 7 ^aa woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. 8 But when the disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good work to Me. 11 For you always have ^athe poor with you; but you do not always have Me. 12 For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it ^ato prepare Me for burial. 13 Truly I say to you, ^awherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

Judas Looks to Betray Jesus

14 ^aThen one of the twelve, named ^bJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What are you willing to give me ¹to ^adeliver Him to you?” And ^bthey weighed out ²thirty pieces of silver to him. 16 And from then on he began looking for a good opportunity to ¹betray ²Jesus.

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