The Book of
Matthew, Chapter 26 (from the New Living Translation)
When Jesus had finished saying all these
things, he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, Passover begins in two days,
and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 At that
same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of
Caiaphas, the high priest, 4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill
him. 5 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people
may riot.”
6 Meanwhile,
Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had
leprosy. 7 While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar
of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.
8 The
disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. 9 “It
could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 But
Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good
thing to me? 11 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not
always have me. 12 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for
burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout
the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
14 Then
Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests 15 and
asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him
thirty pieces of silver. 16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an
opportunity to betray Jesus.
Last
Sunday, with Jesus’s return to the city of Jerusalem, we began the somber week
leading up to Jesus arrest and crucifixion, followed by His triumphant resurrection
on Easter morning. For the next four days I will be posting those events, with
no commentary of my own. The Scriptures say it all.
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