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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 7:38 in context
Luke 7:35–41
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Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
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One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table.
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Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.
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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.
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”
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Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”
He said, “Teacher, say on.”
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