Matthew
Chapter 26: 1-16
The Plot Against Jesus
1
When Jesus had finished
saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2“As
you know, the Passover is two days away–and the Son of Man will be handed over to be
crucified.”
3Then the
chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest,
whose name was Caiaphas, 4and they plotted to arrest Jesus in
some sly way and kill him. 5“But not during the
Feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6
While Jesus was in Bethany
in the home of a man known as 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, but
you will not always have me. 12When she poured this perfume
on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13I tell you
the truth, 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
14
Then one of the
Twelve–the one called Judas Iscariot–went to the chief priests 15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him
over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. 16From
then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
