1 Jesus, having ended this discourse, said to his disciples,
2 You know that two days hence comes the passover. Then the Son of Man shall be delivered up to be crucified.
3 About this time the chief priests and scribes, and the elders of the people, were convened in the palace of Caiaphas the high priest,
4 where they consulted how they might take Jesus by surprise, and kill him.
5 They said, however, not during the festival, lest there be a commotion among the people.
6 Now Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon, formerly a leper,
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster box of balsam, very precious, which she poured on his head while he was at table.
8 His disciples observing it, said, with indignation, Why this profusion?
9 This might have been sold for a great price, and the money given to the poor.
10 Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good office.
11 For you have the poor always amongst you, but me you have not always.
12 For it is to embalm me, that she has poured this balsam upon my body.
13 Indeed, I say to you, in what part soever of the world the gospel shall be preached, what this woman has now done, shall be mentioned to her honor.
14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,
15 and said, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed to him thirty shekels.
16 And from that time he watched an opportunity to deliver him up.
17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where shall we prepare for you the paschal supper?
18 He answered, Go into the city, to such a man, and tell him, The Teacher says, My time is near; I must celebrate the passover at your house with my disciples.
19 And the disciples did as they were ordered, and prepared the passover.
20 In the evening he placed himself at table with the twelve;
21 and while they were eating, he said, Indeed, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up.
22 And they were extremely sorrowful, and began every one of them to say, Master, is it I?
23 He answering, said, The man, whose hand is in the dish with mine, is he who betrays me.
24 The Son of Man departs in the manner foretold in the scripture concerning him; but alas for that man, by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! it had been better for that man never to have been born.
25 Then Judas, who betrayed him, said also, Rabbi, is it I?
26 As they were eating, Jesus took the loaf; and having given thanks, broke it; and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 Then he took the cup, and, having given thanks, gave it to them, saying, Drink of this all of you:
28 for this is my blood, the blood of the new institution, shed for many, for the remission of sins.