Matthew 26:1-25 ▼

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, that He said to His disciples,

2 “You? know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man is delivered over to be crucified.”

3 Then the chief priests were gathered together—and the elders of the people—in the courtyard of the high priest, who is called Caiaphas,

4 and they plotted together in order that they might seize Jesus by guile and kill Him.

5 But they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest a riot might take place among the people.”

6 And Jesus having been in Bethany in the house of Simon the Leper,

7 a woman came to Him, having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He is reclining.

8 And the disciples, having seen, became indignant, saying, “For what is this waste?

9 For this could have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

10 And Jesus, having known, said to them, “Why do you? cause trouble to the woman? For she did a beautiful work to Me.

11 For the poor you? always have with you, but not always do you? have Me.

12 For she, in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, did it for My burial.

13 Truly I say to you?, wherever this gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, that which she did will also be spoken of, for a memorial of her.”

14 Then one of the Twelve, the one being called Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests,

15 said, “What are you? willing to give me, and I will betray Him to you??” And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time, he was seeking an opportunity, that he might betray Him.

17 And on the first of the Unleavened, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do You desire that we should prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; at your house I will keep the Passover with My disciples.”’”

19 And the disciples did as Jesus directed them and prepared the Passover.

20 And evening having come, He was reclining with the twelve disciples.

21 And while they are eating, He said to them, “Truly I say to you? that one of you? will betray Me.”

22 And being grieved exceedingly, they began, each one, to say to Him, “Is it I, Lord?”

23 And answering, He said, “The one having dipped the hand in the bowl with Me, he will betray Me.

24 Indeed the Son of Man goes as it has been written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born—that man.”

25 And Judas, who was betraying Him, answering, said, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You have said.”