Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Matthew 26:12-22 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

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.

17. On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the followers came to Jesus. They said, “We will prepare everything for you to eat the Passover meal. Where do you want us to have the meal?”

18. Jesus answered, “Go into the city. Go to a man I know. Tell him that the Teacher says, ‘The chosen time is near. I will have the Passover meal with my followers at your house.’”

19. They obeyed and did what Jesus told them to do. They prepared the Passover meal.

20. In the evening Jesus was at the table with the twelve followers.

21. They were all eating. Then Jesus said, “Believe me when I say that one of you twelve here will hand me over to my enemies.”

22. The followers were very sad to hear this. Each one said, “Lord, surely I am not the one!”