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Luke 7:44 KJV
Luke · chapter 7 · verse 44
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.Luke 7:44 · King James Version
Luke 7:44 in context
42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44And 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.
45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- enteredeiserchomaito go out or come in to enter, of men or animals, as into a house or a city, of Satan…G1525 →
- turnedstrephōto turn, turn around, to turn one's self , metaph. to turn one's self from one's course…G4762 →
- washedbrechōto moisten, wet, water, to water with rain, to cause to rain, to pour the rain, to send…G1026 →
- womangynēa woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow, a wife, of a betrothed womanG1135 →
- SimonsimōnPeter = " a rock or stone" , Peter was one of the apostles, Simon called Zelotes…G4613 →
- thinesouthy, theeG4675 →
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When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-50