Matthew 26:6–16

Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany

⁶Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease. ^7*While Jesus was eating, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar filled with an expensive perfume, which she poured on his head. ⁸The disciples saw this and became angry. “Why all this waste?” they asked. ⁹“This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and the money given to the poor!”

¹⁰Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? It is a fine and beautiful thing that she has done for me. ^11*You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me. ¹²What she did was to pour this perfume on my body to get me ready for burial. ¹³Now, I assure you that wherever this gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

¹⁴Then one of the twelve disciples—the one named Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests ^15*and asked, “What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?” They counted out 30 silver coins and gave them to him. ¹⁶From then on Judas was looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.