40:026:001 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 40:026:002 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 40:026:003 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, 40:026:004 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 40:026:005 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. 40:026:006 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 40:026:007 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. 40:026:008 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 40:026:009 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 40:026:010 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 40:026:011 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 40:026:012 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. 40:026:013 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. 40:026:014 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 40:026:015 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 40:026:016 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 40:026:017 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? 40:026:018 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 40:026:019 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. 40:026:020 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 40:026:021 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 40:026:022 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? 40:026:023 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.