Luke 7:38
36 Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
37 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
40 But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- KJV
- And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- WEB
- Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- ASV
- and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- DARBY
- and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.
- BLB
- and having stood behind [Him] at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with [her] tears, and she was wiping [them] with the hairs of her head, and she was kissing His feet and was anointing [them] with the fragrant oil.
- ÅB
- og sto bak ved hans føtter og gråt, og begynte å væte hans føtter med sine tårer og tørket dem med sitt hår og kysset hans føtter og salvet dem med salven.
- OTB
- Stående bak Ham ved Hans føtter gråt hun, og begynte å fukte Hans føtter med sine tårer. Så tørket hun dem med sitt hår, kysset dem, og helte parfyme på dem.
- B1930
- og stod bak ved hans føtter og gråt, og begynte å væte hans føtter med sine tårer og tørket dem med sitt hår og kysset hans føtter og salvet dem med salven.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 126:5–6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
Read in contextPsalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Read in contextGenesis 18:4
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
Read in contextLuke 7:44–46
And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:3
to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Read in contextPsalms 6:6–8
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
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