Matthew 26:6–16

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

26:6–13pp—Mk 14:3–9 26:6–13Ref—Lk 7:37,38; Jn 12:1–8

⁶While Jesus was in Bethany^q in the home of Simon the Leper, ⁷a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

⁸When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. ⁹“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

¹⁰Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹The poor you will always have with you,^ar but you will not always have me. ¹²When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.^{s 13}Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

26:14–16pp—Mk 14:10,11; Lk 22:3–6

¹⁴Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot^t—went to the chief priests ¹⁵and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.^{u 16}From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.