⁶Jesus was in Bethany. He was in the home of a man named Simon, who had a skin disease. ⁷A woman came to Jesus with a special sealed jar of very expensive perfume. She poured the perfume on his head while he was at the table.

⁸When the disciples saw this, they became angry. “Why this waste?” they asked. ⁹“The perfume could have been sold at a high price. The money could have been given to poor people.”

¹⁰Jesus was aware of this. So he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹You will always have poor people with you. But you will not always have me. ¹²She poured the perfume on my body to prepare me to be buried. ¹³What I’m about to tell you is true. What she has done will be told anywhere this good news is preached all over the world. It will be told in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Hand Jesus Over

¹⁴One of the Twelve went to the chief priests. His name was Judas Iscariot. ¹⁵He asked, “What will you give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” So they counted out 30 silver coins for him. ¹⁶From then on, Judas watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them.

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