(3)And he being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head. (4)And there were some that were much displeased among themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made? (5)For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they murmured at her. (6)And Jesus said: Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? She wrought a good work on me. (7)For the poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. (8)She did what she could; she beforehand anointed my body for the preparation for burial. (9)Verily I say to you, wherever the good news shall be preached in the whole world, this also that she did shall be told for a memorial of her. (10)And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to deliver him up to them. (11)And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him up. (12)And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples say to him: Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? (13)And he sends forth two of his disciples, and says to them: Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him. (14)And where he shall go in, say to the master of the house: The Teacher says, Where is the guest-chamber, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples? (15)And he will show you a large upper room furnished, ready; there prepare for us. (16)And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he said to them; and they made ready the passover. (17)And at evening he comes with the twelve. (18)And as they were reclining at table, and eating, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, that one of you will betray me, one that eats with me! (19)And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one: Is it I? And another said: Is it I? (20)And he answering said to them: It is one of the twelve, one that dips with me into the dish. (21)The Son of man indeed goes, as it is written of him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been born. (22)And as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf, blessed, and broke, and gave it to them, and said: Take it; this is my body. (23)And taking the cup, he gave thanks, and gave it to them; and they all drank of it. (24)And he said to them: This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. (25)Verily I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.