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This marvelous story seems to be mentioned in all four gospels. It also seems to take place in Bethany, just over the Mount of Olives from Jerusalem.
Once again, the contrast is drawn between deep love and the cold following of rules.
And, of course, there’s a foreshadowing of Judas’s betrayal. John is especially harsh on Judas, suggesting that he was an embezzler long before he was a traitor.
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