Note 1 at Mt. 26:6: Matthew's and Mark's placement of this event in their gospels differs greatly with where John placed this anointing of Jesus. John made it very clear, however, that this event took place the day before Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Jn. 12:12); therefore, John is the writer who was setting forth the proper sequence of events.

Matthew and Mark both list Mary anointing Jesus and then Judas' reaction in association with his betrayal of Jesus (Mt. 26:1-16; Mk. 14:1-11; see chronological chart on p. ix). This might possibly have been done to emphasize a connection between Judas' disdain for this "waste" (Mt. 26:8) and his betrayal of the Lord. Judas might also have been embarrassed by Jesus' rebuke (Mk. 14:6-9) and therefore used his betrayal to "get even" with Jesus. Chronological order was not the main concern of Matthew's and Mark's gospels.