women, who brought children to Jesus (Matthew 19:13–14), though we have no evidence of their rebuking men who came (cf John 12:21–22). They reproached the woman who anointed Jesus (Mark 14:5), taking it for granted that her action was senseless. They were astounded when Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman by the well, but this time they did not like to question him about it. Perhaps they had learned enough by now to know that while Jesus did not always respect the conventions of the Rabbis, he did