1. 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.