Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. The juxtaposition: the anointing of extravagant devotion is immediately followed by Judas' betrayal arrangement. The one of the twelve communicates the insider character of the betrayal — it is not an outside enemy who betrays Jesus but one who has shared the table, the teaching, and the ministry.

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