Matthew 26:1-16

11When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples, 2“2You know that after two days 3the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be 4handed over for crucifixion.”

35Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in 6the court of the high priest, named 7Caiaphas; 4and they 8plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him. 5But they were saying, “Not during the festival, 9otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

610Now when Jesus was in 11Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, 712a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. 8But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? 9For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me. 11For you always have 13the poor with you; but you do not always have Me. 12For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it 14to prepare Me for burial. 13Truly I say to you, 15wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

1416Then one of the twelve, named 17Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and said, “What are you willing to give me 18to 1920betray Him to you?” And 21they weighed out thirty 22pieces of silver to him. 16From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to 23betray 24Jesus.