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For all of them contributed out of their surplus, but she, in her poverty, has dropped in everything she had to live on."Deuteronomy 24:6; 1 John 3:17;">[xr]

For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes and famines in various places. These things are only the beginning of the birth pains."Matthew 24:8;">[xr]

"As for yourselves, be on your guard! PeopleThey">[fn] will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.Matthew 10:17-18; 24:9; Revelation 2:10;">[xr]

"When they take you away and hand you over for trial, don't worry ahead of time about what you will say. Instead, say whatever is given to you in that hour, for it won't be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.Matthew 10:19; Luke 12:11; 21:14; Acts 2:4;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!Luke 21:23; 23:29;">[xr]

For those days will be a time of suffering,tribulation">[fn] a kind that has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God made until now and certainly will never happen again.Daniel 9:26; 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matthew 24:21;">[xr]

If the Lord did not limit those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has limited those days.

For false christs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens to deceive, if possible, the elect.

Be careful! Watch out! For you don't know when the time will come.Matthew 24:42; 25:13; Luke 12:40; 21:34; Romans 13:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:6;">[xr]

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death.Matthew 26:2; Luke 22:1; John 11:55; 13:1;">[xr]

For they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival, lest there be a riot among the people."

This perfume could have been sold for more than 300 denarii[fn] and the moneythe money">[fn] given to the destitute." So they got extremely angry with her.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

For you will always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.Deuteronomy 15:11;">[xr]

She has done what she could. She poured perfume on my body in preparation for my burial.

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So he began to look for a good opportunity to betray him.

On the first day of the Festivalof the Festival">[fn] of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus'his">[fn] disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover meal?"Matthew 26:17; Luke 22:7;">[xr]

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

For the Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."Matthew 26:24; Luke 22:22;">[xr]

He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant that is being poured out for many people.