John 12:5 records the same complaint about the ointment’s cost, attributed to Judas Iscariot.

John 12:6 reveals Judas’s true motive: he was a thief and cared nothing for the poor, exposing his hypocrisy.

Matthew 26:9 records the identical complaint about the ointment—a direct parallel account of the same event.

John 13:29 shows disciples assuming Judas gave to the poor because he held the money bag, linking to the same concern.