38 (A)And she 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.

39 [a]Now when the Pharisee which bade him, saw it, he spake within himself, saying, If this man were a Prophet, he would surely have known who, and what manner of woman this is which toucheth him: [b]for she is a sinner.

40 [c]And Jesus answered, and said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he said, Master, say on.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:39 Rashness is the fellow of pride.
  2. Luke 7:39 The Pharisee respecteth the Law, which holdeth them defiled, that touch the defiled.
  3. Luke 7:40 To love Christ, is a sure and perpetual witness of remission of sins.

38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(A) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

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