Luke 7:45 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:45

You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

KJV

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

LETTER 62 (397)

A kiss is a mark of love.…He truly kisses Christ's feet who, in reading the Gospel, recognizes the acts of the Lord Jesus and admires them with holy affection. With a reverent kiss, he caresses the footprints of the Lord as he walks. We kiss Christ, therefore, in the kiss of Communion: "Let him who reads understand." … The church does not cease to kiss Christ's feet and demands not one but many kisses in the Song of Songs.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

LETTER 62 (397)

The church washes the feet of Christ, wipes them with her hair, anoints them with oil, and pours ointment on them. She not only cares for the wounded and caresses the weary, but she also moistens them with the sweet perfume of grace. She pours this grace not only on the rich and powerful but also on those of lowly birth. She weighs all in an equal balance. She receives all into the same bosom. She caresses all in the same embrace.Christ died once. He was buried once. Nevertheless he wants ointment to be poured on his feet each day.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Thou gavest me no kiss,.... A token of civility among friends, when they met together on any occasion. The Jews have a saying (b), that "all kisses are foolish, excepting three; the kiss of grandeur or dignity, as in 1Sa 10:1 and the kiss at parting, as in Rth 1:14 and the kiss at meeting, as in Exo 4:27 (of which sort this kiss may be thought to be), to which some add the kiss of consanguinity (or that used by relations to one another), as in Gen 29:11' but this woman, since the time I came in.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Thou gavest me no kiss - The kiss was a token of affection or a common mode of salutation, and Simon had even neglected this mark of welcoming him to his house. It was often used among “men” as a sign of salutation. Compare Gen 33:4; Exo 18:7; Mat 26:49. Hath not ceased to kiss my feet - How striking the difference between the conduct of Simon and this woman! He, with all the richness of a splendid preparation, had omitted the common marks of regard and affection.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
φίλημά	philēma	A kiss	G5370 →
μοι	moi	to Me	G3165 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔδωκας·	edōkas	you gave;	G1325 →
αὕτη	hautē	she herself	G3778 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἀφ᾽	aph᾽	from	G575 →
ἧς	hēs	which [time]	G3739 →
εἰσῆλθον	eisēlthon	I came in	G1525 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
διέλιπεν	dielipen	she has ceased	G1257 →
καταφιλοῦσά	kataphilousa	kissing	G2705 →
μου	mou	My	G3165 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
πόδας.	podas	feet.	G4228 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 16:20
  All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26
  Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
- 2 Corinthians 13:12
  Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:26
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
leads to
- Romans 16:16
  Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Through
Genesis 33:4
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
leads to
- Genesis 45:14–15
  Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
- Psalms 34:4
  I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
- Luke 15:20
  So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and…
Through
2 Samuel 15:5
Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 14:33
  So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke