^{1 Ref} And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

^{2 Ref} Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

^{3 Ref} Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

^{4 Ref} And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

^{5 Ref} But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

^{6 Ref} Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

^{7 Ref} There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

^{8 Ref} But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

^{9 Ref} For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

^{10 Ref} When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

^{11 Ref} For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

^{12 Ref} For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

^{13 Ref} Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

^{14 Ref} Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

^{15 Ref} And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

^{16 Ref} And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

^{17 Ref} Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

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

^{19 Ref} And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

^{20 Ref} Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

^{21 Ref} And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

^{22 Ref} And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

^{23 Ref} And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

^{24 Ref} The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

^{25 Ref} Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

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

^{27 Ref} And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;