¹ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples,

² Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

³ Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;

⁴ and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

⁵ But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.

⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷ there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

⁸ But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

⁹ For this `ointment' might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

¹¹ For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

¹² For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

¹³ Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

¹⁵ and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him `unto them.'

¹⁷ Now on the first `day' of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

¹⁸ And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

²⁰ Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the twelve disciples;

²¹ and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

²² And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord?

²³ And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

²⁴ The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵ And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him, Thou hast said.

²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

²⁷ And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;