9. It could be sold for a lot of money, and the money could be given to those who are poor.”
10. But Jesus knew what happened. He said, “Why are you bothering this woman? She did a very good thing for me.
11. You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me.
12. This woman poured perfume on my body. She did this to prepare me for burial after I die.
13. The Good News will be told to people all over the world. And I can assure you that everywhere the Good News is told, the story of what this woman did will also be told, and people will remember her.”
14. Then one of the twelve followers went to talk to the leading priests. This was the follower named Judas Iscariot.
15. He said, “I will hand Jesus over to you. What will you pay me for doing this?” The priests gave him 30 silver coins.
16. After that Judas waited for the best time to hand Jesus over to them.