Luke 7:38 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:38

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Now in this place many seem to be perplexed with the question, whether the Evangelists do not appear to have differed concerning the faith. Matthew has introduced this woman as pouring ointment upon the head of Christ, and was therefore unwilling to call her a sinner, for the sinner, according to Luke, poured ointment upon the feet of Christ. She cannot then be the same, lest the Evangelists should seem to be at variance with one another.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Gregory the Dialogist

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (604)

(ubi sup.) The woman kisses the feet which she has wiped. This also we fully do when we ardently love those whom we maintain by our bounty. By the feet also may be understood the mystery itself of the Incarnation. We then kiss the feet of the Redeemer when we love with our whole heart the mystery of the Incarnation. We anoint the feet with ointment, when we proclaim the power of His humanity with the good tidings of holy eloquence.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Stood at his feet behind him - In taking their meals, the eastern people reclined on one side; the loins and knees being bent to make the more room, the feet of each person were turned outwards behind him. This is the meaning of standing Behind at his Feet. Began to wash his feet with tears - Ηρξατο βρεχειν - τοις δακρυσι, She began to water his feet - to let a shower of tears fall on them.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3359: “Penitence, Pardon and Peace” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1913)

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
στᾶσα	stasa	having stood	G2476 →
ὀπίσω	opisō	behind	G3694 →
παρὰ	para	at	G3844 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πόδας	podas	feet	G4228 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of Him	G846 →
κλαίουσα	klaiousa	weeping	G2799 →
τοῖς	tois	with the	G3588 →
δάκρυσιν	dakrusin	tears	G1144 →
ἤρξατο	ērxato	she began	G757 →
βρέχειν	brechein	to wet	G1026 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πόδας	podas	feet	G4228 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ταῖς	tais	with the	G3588 →
θριξὶν	thrixin	hairs	G2359 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
κεφαλῆς	kephalēs	head	G2776 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	of her	G846 →
ἐξέμασσεν	exemassen	she was wiping [them]	G1591 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κατεφίλει	katephilei	was kissing	G2705 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πόδας	podas	feet	G4228 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἤλειφεν	ēleiphen	was anointing [them]	G218 →
τῷ	tō	with the	G3588 →
μύρῳ.	murō	fragrant oil.	G3464 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
leads to
- Psalms 34:18
  The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
- Isaiah 66:2
  Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles…
- Psalms 147:3
  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Luke 15:10
  In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- Mark 12:33
  and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and…
Through
Genesis 18:4
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
leads to
- Genesis 43:24
  And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
- Genesis 24:32
  So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
- Genesis 19:2
  and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we…

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