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- Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
- Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
- Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
- But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,
- "Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages."
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- Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
- There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
- Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
- Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
- Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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- He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
- "Leave her alone," Jesus replied. " It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.
- You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."
- Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
- So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
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- This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
- Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
- For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
- Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
- But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
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- for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.
- The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.
- They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the King of Israel!"
- Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written,
- "Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
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- Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
- On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
- Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
- And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
- Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
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- At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
- Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.
- Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him.
- So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"
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- These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
- The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
- For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
- The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
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