3. Then the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders had a meeting at the palace where the high priest lived. The high priest’s name was Caiaphas.
4. In the meeting they tried to find a way to arrest and kill Jesus without anyone knowing what they were doing. They planned to arrest Jesus and kill him.
5. They said, “We cannot arrest Jesus during Passover. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”
6. Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper.
7. While he was there, a woman came to him. She had an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured the perfume on Jesus’ head while he was eating.