leave her alone! jesus has been preaching this message about the poor and ministering to them and giving away your coat, and now all of a sudden, he s going to let this woman pour a huge amount of money s worth of perfume on him. this ointment could have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor. it s sort of one set of rules for the disciples and a different set of rules for jesus. we can see why this event would upset judas. this was a big turning point for judas because immediately after he sees this anointing, he goes to the authorities and says, i will betray jesus to you. but the following day, judas is back at jesus side as they make a momentous entry into jerusalem for the passover.