1 Now it happened that after Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples,

2 "You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the court of the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,

4 and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

5 but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

6 While Jesus was staying in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper,

7 a woman came up to him who had an alabaster vase of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head, as he reclined at table.

8 when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, and exclaimed.

9 "Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

10 But when Jesus understood it he said to them. "Why are you annoying the woman? This is a beautiful deed she has done for me;

11 "for the poor you have with you always, but me you will not always have.

12 "In pouring this perfume on my body, she was preparing me for my burial.

13 "In solemn truth I tell you that wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, what she has done shall be told about, as her memorial."

14 It was then that one of the Twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariot,

15 went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver;

16 and from that time he kept looking for a chance to betray him.

17 On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to make preparation for you eat the Passover?"

18 "Go into the city," he answered, "to a certain man, and tell him. "The Teacher says. "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house, with my disciples.""

19 The disciples did as Jesus told them, and made ready the Passover.

20 When evening came he reclined at table with the Twelve;

21 and as they were eating, he said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you is going to betray me!"

22 In deep distress they began to ask him, each in turn, "It is not I, is it, Master?"

23 In reply he said. "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

24 "The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

25 In answer, Judas, who betrayed him, said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He said to him, "Is it not?"

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and, when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to his disciples, saying, "Take, eat, this is my body."

27 And when he had taken the cup and given thanks, he gave it to them, saying.

28 "Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.