Luke 7:44 · Clearspring

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Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

BSB

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.

KJV

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

ASV

And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

BBE

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

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καὶ kai And G2532 στραφεὶς strapheis having turned G4762 πρὸς pros to G4314 τὴν tēn the G3588 γυναῖκα gunaika woman G1135 τῷ tō (the) G3588 Σίμωνι Simōni to Simon G4613 ἔφη ephē He was saying G5346 βλέπεις blepeis See you G991 ταύτην tautēn this G3778 τὴν tēn the G3588 γυναῖκα; gunaika woman G1135 εἰσῆλθόν eisēlthon I entered G1525 σου sou of you G4771 εἰς eis into G1519 τὴν tēn the G3588 οἰκίαν oikian house G3614 ὕδωρ hudōr water G5204 μοι moi to Me G3165 ἐπὶ epi for G1909 τοὺς tous the G3588 πόδας podas feet G4228 μου mou of mine G3165 οὐκ ouk not G3756 ἔδωκας edōkas you gave G1325 αὕτη hautē with her G3778 δὲ de however G1161 τοῖς tois (the) G3588 δάκρυσιν dakrusin tears G1144 ἔβρεξέν ebrexen she wet G1026 μου mou My G3165 τοὺς tous (the) G3588 πόδας podas feet G4228 καὶ kai and G2532 ταῖς tais with the G3588 θριξὶν thrixin hair G2359 τὴς tēs the G3588 κεφαλῆς kephalēs head G2776 αὐτῆς autēs of her G846 ἐξέμαξεν exemaxen wiped [them] G1591

The early church

As if He said, To provide water is easy, to pour forth tears is not easy. Thou hast not provided even what was at hand, she hath poured forth what was not at hand; for washing my feet with her tears, she washed away her own stains. She wiped them with her hair, that so she might draw to herself the sacred moisture, and by that by which she once enticed youth to sin, might now attract to herself holiness.

Titus of Bostra · d. 378Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(ubi sup.) The good deeds of the sinful woman are enumerated to him, and the evils of the pretended righteous; as it follows, And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet, but she hath washed my feet with her tears.

Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(ubi sup.) But this also the Pharisee sees and grudges, for when the Jewish people perceives that the Gentiles preach God, it consumes away by its own malice. But the Pharisee is thus repulsed, that as it were through Him that false people might be made manifest, for in truth that unbelieving people never offered to the Lord even those things which were without them; but the Gentiles being converted, poured forth not only their substance but their blood. Hence He says to the Pharisee, Thou gavest me no water for my feet, but she hath washed my feet with her tears; for water is without us, the moisture of tears is within us.

Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 36–50

None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without free forgiveness none of us can escape the wrath to come; this our gracious Saviour has purchased with his blood, that he may freely bestow it on every one that believes in him. Christ, by a parable, forced Simon to acknowledge that the greater sinner this woman had been, the greater love she ought to show to Him when her sins were pardoned. Learn here, that sin is a debt; and all are sinners, are debtors to Almighty God. Some sinners are greater debtors; but whether our debt be more or less, it is more than we are able to pay. God is ready to forgive; and his Son having purchased pardon for those who believe in him, his gospel promises it to them, and his Spirit seals it to repenting sinners, and gives them the comfort. Let us keep far from the proud spirit of the Pharisee, simply depending upon and rejoicing in Christ alone, and so be prepared to obey him more zealously, and more strongly to recommend him unto all around us. The more we express our sorrow for sin, and our love to Christ, the clearer evidence we have of the forgiveness of our sins. What a wonderful change does grace make upon a sinner's heart and life, as well as upon his state before God, by the full remission of all his sins through faith in the Lord Jesus!

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