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?' — Judas voices an objection framed in ethical terms (concern for the poor), yet John's parenthetical comment ('who was later to betray him') casts suspicion on his motives. The question raises the tension between devotion and prudence, love and reasonable stewardship.

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