Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (A)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you I will not eat it^{[a] (B)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(C)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (D)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(E)until the kingdom of God comes.” ^19 (F)And he took bread, and ^(G)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(H)“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ^(I)“This cup that is poured out for you is ^(J)the new ^(K)covenant in my blood.^{[b] 21 (L)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(M)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(N)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

^24 (O)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (P)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(Q)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (R)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(S)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(T)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(U)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “You are those who have stayed with me ^(V)in my trials, ²⁹ and ^(W)I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, ^30 (X)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ^(Y)sit on thrones judging ^(Z)the twelve tribes of Israel.

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when ^(A)Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12 Six days before ^(A)the Passover, ^(B)Jesus therefore came to Bethany, ^(C)where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² So they gave a dinner for him there. ^(D)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. ^3 (E)Mary therefore took a pound^[a] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ⁴ But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, ⁵ “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii^[b] and ^(F)given to the poor?” ⁶ He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(G)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷ Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it^[c] for the day of my burial. ⁸ For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹ When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[d] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(H)whom he had raised from the dead. ^10 (I)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹ because ^(J)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.