"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!" (Matthew xxiii, 37; Luke xiii, 34.) Where was he when he uttered this lamentation? Matthew: During his visit at Jerusalem. Luke: In Galilee before he went to Jerusalem. Not only are these writers at variance with each other as to the time and place of utterance, but the lamentation itself, which declares that he had made repeated efforts to convert Jerusalem, is at variance with both of them. For according to Matthew he had just arrived on his first visit to Jerusalem, while according to Luke he had never yet, during his ministry, visited Jerusalem. 246 Who anointed Jesus? Matthew and Mark: "A woman" (Matt. xxvi, 7; Mark xiv, 3). Luke: "A sinful woman" (vii, 37). John: Mary, the sister of Lazarus (xii, 3). Luke's "sinful woman" is recognized as Mary Magdalene. Farrar says: "In the popular consciousness she will till the end of time be identified with the Magdalene." Matthew and Mark's "woman" may be harmonized with either Mary Magdalene or Mary the sister of Lazarus; but Luke and John are irreconcilable. 247 Where did she put the ointment? Matthew and Mark: On his head (Matt. xxvi, 7; Mark xiv, 3). Luke and John: On his feet (Luke vii, 38-46; John xii, 3). 248 Where did this occur? Matthew, Mark and John: In Bethany (Matt. xxvi, 6; Mark xiv, 3; John xii, 1). Luke: In Nain (vii, 11-37). 249 At whose house did it occur? Synoptics: At the house of Simon (Matt. xxvi, 6, 7; Mark xiv, 3; Luke vii, 36-40). John: At the house of Lazarus (xii, 1-3). 250 Who was Simon? Matthew and Mark: A leper (Matt. xxvi, 6; Mark xiv, 3). Luke: A Pharisee (vii, 39-40). 251 At what time during his ministry did this anointing occur? Matthew, Mark and John: At the close of his ministry (Matt. xxvi, xxvii; Mark xiv; John xii). Luke: Early in his ministry (vii, 36-50). 252 Did it occur before or after his triumphal entry? Matthew and Mark: After (Matt. xxi, 1-11, xxvi, 6-13; Mark xi, 1-11, xiv, 3-9). John: Before (xii, 1-15). 253 How many days before the Passover did it occur? Mark: Two days (xiv, 1-3). John: Six days (xii, 1-3). "The prima facie view would certainly be that the anointing at Bethany was placed by Mark two days and by John six days before the Passover."--Scribner's Bible Dictionary. 254 Who objected to this apparent waste of the ointment? Matthew: "His disciples" (xxvi, 8, 9). John: "Judas Iscariot" (xii, 4, 5). These different versions of the anointing of Jesus present so many discrepancies that some have supposed that two or more anointings were made. The Archbishop of York, the most popular of Gospel harmonists, concedes that but one anointing was made.