Matthew. Mark. CH. XXVI. 1-16. CH. XIV. 1-11. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said| unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days After two days was _the feast_ is _the feast of_ the of the passover, and of passover, and the Son of man unleavened bread: and the is betrayed to be crucified. chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might take him by craft, and put _him_ to death. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill _him_. 5 But they said, Not on the 2 But they said, Not on the _feast-day_, lest there be an _feast-day_, lest there be an uproar among the people. uproar of the people. 6 Now when Jesus was in 3 And being in Bethany, in the Bethany, in the house of Simon house of Simon the leper, as the leper, he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster-box of ointment of spikenard, very precious; and she brake the box, and poured _it_ on his head. 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured _it_ on his head as he sat _at meat_. 8 But when his disciples(257) 4 And there were some that had saw _it_, they had indignation within themselves, indignation, saying, To what and said, Why was this waste purpose _is_ this waste? of the ointment made? 9 For this ointment might have 5 For it might have been sold been sold for much, and given for more than three hundred to the poor. pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 10 When Jesus understood _it_, 6 And Jesus said, Let her he said unto them, Why trouble alone: why trouble ye her? she ye the woman? for she hath hath wrought a good work on wrought a good work upon me. me. 11 For ye have the poor always 7 For ye have the poor with with you; but me ye have not you always, and whensoever ye always. will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 12 For in that she hath poured 8 She hath done what she this ointment on my body, she could: she is come aforehand did _it_ for my burial. to anoint my body to the burying. 13 Verily, I say unto you, 9 Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall Wheresoever this gospel shall