Luke 7:38 “As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And shee stoode at his feete behinde him weeping, and began to wash his feete with teares, and did wipe them with the heares of her head, and kissed his feete, and anoynted them with the oyntment.

Darby Translation

and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.

Young's Literal Translation

and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

Bible in Basic English

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

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Cross references

“weeping”

Psalm 51:17 Psalm 6:6–8 Isaiah 61:3 Psalm 38:18 Jeremiah 31:9 Ezra 10:1

Psalm 51:17 · BSB

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 6:6–8 · BSB

I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

Isaiah 61:3 · BSB

to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the L…

Psalm 38:18 · BSB

Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

Jeremiah 31:9 · BSB

They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.…

Ezra 10:1 · BSB

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

“wash”

Genesis 18:4 Luke 7:44 John 13:4 John 13:5

Genesis 18:4 · BSB

Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.

Luke 7:44 · 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.

John 13:4 · BSB

So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.

John 13:5 · BSB

After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.

“and anointed”

Ecclesiastes 9:8 Isaiah 57:9 Song of Solomon 1:3 Luke 7:45 Luke 7:46

Ecclesiastes 9:8 · BSB

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

Isaiah 57:9 · BSB

You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.

Song of Solomon 1:3 · BSB

The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

Luke 7:45 · BSB

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

Luke 7:46 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

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