Luke 7:46 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:46

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

BSB

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ASV

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.

KJV

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

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Commentary

2 voices

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 record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Blessed is he even who can anoint with oil the feet of Christ, but more blessed is he who anoints with ointment, for the essence of many flowers blended into one, scatters the sweets of various odours. And perhaps no other than the Church alone can bring that ointment which has innumerable flowers of different perfumes, and therefore no one can love so much as she who loves in many individuals.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was a kiss of adoration as well as affection. She wiped them with her hair, as one entirely devoted to his honour. Her eyes shall yield water to wash them, and her hair be a towel to wipe them; and she anointed his feet with the ointment, owning him hereby to be the Messiah, the Anointed.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

My head with oil thou didst not anoint - Anointing the head with oil was as common among the Jews as washing the face with water is among us. See Rth 3:3; 2Sa 12:20; 2Sa 14:2; 2Ki 4:2; and Psa 23:5, where the author alludes to the Jewish manner of receiving and entertaining a guest. Thou preparest a table for me; anointest my head with oil; givest me an overflowing cup. See Mat 5:17.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

The deeply interesting narrative contained in these verses, is only found in the Gospel of Luke. In order to see the full beauty of the story — we should read, in connection with it, the eleventh chapter of Matthew. We shall then discover the striking fact that the woman whose conduct is here recorded, most likely owed her conversion to the well-known words, "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden — and I will give you rest."

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐλαίῳ	elaiō	With oil	G1637 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
κεφαλήν	kephalēn	head	G2776 →
μου	mou	of Mine	G3165 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἤλειψας·	ēleipsas	you did anoint;	G218 →
αὕτη	hautē	she herself	G3778 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μύρῳ	murō	with fragrant oil	G3464 →
ἤλειψεν	ēleipsen	anointed	G218 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πόδας	podas	feet	G4228 →
μου.	mou	of Mine.	G3165 →

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
Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
leads to
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Psalms 92:10
  But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- Psalms 45:7
  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalms 16:5
  The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- 1 John 2:20
  You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
Through
Ruth 3:3
Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 14:2
  So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 6:17
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 9:8
  Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ruth 3:3
  Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

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01Commentary

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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