1 When Jesus had finished talking, he said to his disciples:

2 »As you know, the Passover will be here in two days. At that time the Son of man will be captured and impaled.«

3 The chief priest and the elders of the people assembled at the court of Caiaphas, the high priest.

4 All of them, using deceit, worked together to capture Jesus and kill him.

5 They insisted: »Not during the feast; it could start a riot among the people.«

6 Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper.

7 A woman came to him having an alabaster vase containing very precious ointment. She poured it upon his head while he was eating.

8 The disciples saw it and were indignant. »To what purpose is this waste?

9 »This ointment could have been sold for much and the money given to the poor.«

10 Jesus was aware of this and said: »Why do you trouble the woman? Her expression to me was good.

11 »The poor are always with you, but I am not always with you.

12 »She poured this ointment on my body to prepare me for burial.

13 »I tell you, Everywhere this good news is preached in the entire world, this good deed done by this woman will be spoken of in memory of her.«

14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests.

15 He asked them: »What are you willing to give me to deliver him to you?« They paid him thirty pieces of silver.

16 He continued to seek opportunity to turn him over to them.

17 The first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus. They asked: »Where do you wish to eat the Passover?«

18 Jesus told them to go into the city and tell a certain man: »The Teachers time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.«

19 The disciples did as Jesus told them, to get ready for the Passover.

20 When evening arrived, he sat down to eat with the twelve disciples.

21 While they ate, he said: »One of you will betray me.«

22 They were filled with sorrow, and each one asked him: »Is it I, Lord?«

23 He answered: »He who dips his hand with me in the dish is the same one who will betray me.

24 »It is written that the Son of man will depart. The man who betrays him will experience much grief. It would have been better if that man had not been born.«

25 Judas, the man who betrayed him, asked: »Is it I, Rabbi?« Jesus replied: »You said it.«

26 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed, and broke it; and he gave to the disciples. Then he said: »Take, eat; this is representsmeansexemplifies my body.«

27 Then he took a cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: »Drink it all.«

28 »This is representsmeansexemplifies my blood of the covenant, poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.