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Selected Verse: Luke 7:37 - Strong Concordance
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| Lu 7:37 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532], behold [2400], a woman [1135] in [1722] the city [4172], which [3748] was [2258] a sinner [268], when she knew [1921] that [3754] Jesus sat at meat [345] in [1722] the Pharisee's [5330] house [3614], brought [2865] an alabaster box [211] of ointment [3464], |
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King James |
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
CHRIST'S FEET WASHED WITH TEARS. (Luk 7:36-50)
a sinner--one who had led a profligate life. Note.--There is no ground whatever for the popular notion that this woman was Mary Magdalene, nor do we know what her name was. (See on Luk 8:2.)
an alabaster box of ointment--a perfume vessel, in some cases very costly (Joh 12:5). "The ointment has here a peculiar interest, as the offering by a penitent of what had been an accessory in her unhallowed work of sin" [ALFORD]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
In the city - What city is meant is unknown. Some have supposed it was Nain; some Capernaum; some Magdala; and some Jerusalem.
Which was a sinner - Who was depraved or wicked. This woman, it seems, was known to be a sinner - perhaps an abandoned woman or a prostitute. It is certain that she had much to be forgiven, and she had probably passed her life in crime. There is no evidence that this was the woman commonly called Mary Magdalene.
An alabaster-box ... - See the notes at Mar 14:3. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
sinner
That is, in the sense of unchaste. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
A woman who (ἥτις)
Of that class which was, etc.
A sinner
Wyc., a sinneress. Her presence there is explained by the Oriental custom of strangers passing in and cut of a house during a meal to see and converse with the guests. Trench cites a description of a dinner at a consul's house in Damietta. "Many came in and took their places on the side-seats, uninvited and yet unchallenged. They spoke to those at table on business or the news of the day, and our host spoke freely to them" ("Parables"). Bernard beautifully says: "Thanks to thee, most blessed sinner: thou hast shown the world a safe enough place for sinners - the feet of Jesus, which spurn none, reject none, repel none, and receive and admit all. Where alone the Pharisee vents not his haughtiness, there surely the Ethiopian changes his skin, and the leopard his spots" (cit. by Trench, "Parables").
Sat (κατάκειται)
Lit., is reclining at meat: a lively change to the present tense.
Alabaster
See on Mat 26:7. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A woman - Not the same with Mary of Bethany, who anointed him six days before his last passover. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
A woman - which was a sinner - Many suppose that this woman had been a notorious public prostitute; but this is taking the subject by the very worst handle. My own opinion is, that she had been a mere heathen who dwelt in this city, (probably Capernaum), who, through the ministry of Christ, had been before this converted to God, and came now to give this public testimony of her gratitude to her gracious deliverer from the darkness and guilt of sin. I am inclined to think that the original word, ἁμαρτωλος, is used for heathen or Gentile in several places of the sacred writings. I am fully persuaded that this is its meaning in Mat 9:10, Mat 9:11, Mat 9:13; Mat 11:19; and Mat 26:45. The Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners, i.e. is delivered into the hands of the heathens, viz. the Romans, who alone could put him to death. See Mar 2:15-17; Mar 14:41. I think also it has this meaning in Luk 6:32-34; Luk 15:1, Luk 15:2, Luk 15:7, Luk 15:10; Luk 19:7; Joh 9:31. I think no other sense can be justly assigned to it in Gal 2:15 : We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles. We Jews, who have had the benefit of a Divine revelation, know that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Christ, (Gal 2:16), which other nations, who were heathens, not having a Divine revelation, could not know. It is, I think, likely that the grand subject of the self-righteous Pharisee's complaint was her being a heathen. As those who were touched by such contracted a legal defilement, he could not believe that Christ was a conscientious observer of the law, seeing he permitted her to touch him, knowing who she was; or, if he did not know that she was a heathen, it was a proof that he was no prophet, Luk 7:39, and consequently had not the discernment of spirits which prophets were supposed to possess. As the Jews had a law which forbade all iniquity, and they who embraced it being according to its requisitions and their profession saints; and as the Gentiles had no law to restrain evil, nor made any profession of holiness, the term ἁμαρτωλοι, or sinners, was first with peculiar propriety applied to them, and afterwards to all others, who, though they professed to be under the law, yet lived as Gentiles without the law. Many suppose this person to be the same as Mary Magdalene, but of this there is no solid proof.
Brought an alabaster box - See on Mar 14:3 (note). |
5 Why [1302] was [4097] not [3756] this [5124] ointment [3464] sold [4097] for three hundred [5145] pence [1220], and [2532] given [1325] to the poor [4434]?
2 And [2532] certain [5100] women [1135], which [3739] had been [2258] healed [2323] of [575] evil [4190] spirits [4151] and [2532] infirmities [769], Mary [3137] called [2564] Magdalene [3094], out of [575] whom [3739] went [1831] seven [2033] devils [1140],
36 And [1161] one [5100] of the Pharisees [5330] desired [2065] him [846] that [2443] he would eat [5315] with [3326] him [846]. And [2532] he went [1525] into [1519] the Pharisee's [5330] house [3614], and sat down to meat [347].
37 And [2532], behold [2400], a woman [1135] in [1722] the city [4172], which [3748] was [2258] a sinner [268], when she knew [1921] that [3754] Jesus sat at meat [345] in [1722] the Pharisee's [5330] house [3614], brought [2865] an alabaster box [211] of ointment [3464],
38 And [2532] stood [2476] at [3844] his [846] feet [4228] behind [3694] him weeping [2799], and began [756] to wash [1026] his [846] feet [4228] with tears [1144], and [2532] did wipe [1591] them with the hairs [2359] of her [846] head [2776], and [2532] kissed [2705] his [846] feet [4228], and [2532] anointed [218] them with the ointment [3464].
39 Now [1161] when the Pharisee [5330] which [3588] had bidden [2564] him [846] saw [1492] it, he spake [2036] within [1722] himself [1438], saying [3004], This man [3778], if [1487] he were [2258] a prophet [4396], [302] would have known [1097] who [5101] and [2532] what manner [4217] of woman [1135] this is that [3748] toucheth [680] him [846]: for [3754] she is [2076] a sinner [268].
40 And [2532] Jesus [2424] answering [611] said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Simon [4613], I have [2192] somewhat [5100] to say [2036] unto thee [4671]. And [1161] he saith [5346], Master [1320], say on [2036].
41 There was [2258] a certain [5100] creditor [1157] which had two [1417] debtors [5533]: the one [1520] owed [3784] five hundred [4001] pence [1220], and [1161] the other [2087] fifty [4004].
42 And [1161] when they [846] had [2192] nothing [3361] to pay [591], he frankly forgave [5483] them both [297]. Tell me [2036] therefore [3767], which [5101] of them [846] will love [25] him [846] most [4119]?
43 Simon [4613] answered [611] and [1161] said [2036], I suppose [5274] that [3754] he, to whom [3739] he forgave [5483] most [4119]. And [1161] he said [2036] unto him [846], Thou hast [2919] rightly [3723] judged [2919].
44 And [2532] he turned [4762] to [4314] the woman [1135], and said [5346] unto Simon [4613], Seest thou [991] this [5026] woman [1135]? I entered [1525] into [1519] thine [4675] house [3614], thou gavest me [1325] no [3756] water [5204] for [1909] my [3450] feet [4228]: but [1161] she [3778] [846] hath washed [1026] my [3450] feet [4228] with tears [1144], and [2532] wiped [1591] them with the hairs [2359] of her [846] head [2776].
45 Thou gavest [1325] me [3427] no [3756] kiss [5370]: but [1161] this woman [3778] [846] since [575] the time [3739] I came in [1525] hath [1257] not [3756] ceased [1257] to kiss [2705] my [3450] feet [4228].
46 My [3450] head [2776] with oil [1637] thou didst [218] not [3756] anoint [218]: but [1161] this woman [3778] [846] hath anointed [218] my [3450] feet [4228] with ointment [3464].
47 Wherefore [3739] [5484] I say [3004] unto thee [4671], Her [846] sins [266], which [3588] are many [4183], are forgiven [863]; for [3754] she loved [25] much [4183]: but [1161] to whom [3739] little [3641] is forgiven [863], the same loveth [25] little [3641].
48 And [1161] he said [2036] unto her [846], Thy [4675] sins [266] are forgiven [863].
49 And [2532] they that sat at meat with him [4873] began [756] to say [3004] within [1722] themselves [1438], Who [5101] is [2076] this [3778] that [3739] forgiveth [863] sins [266] also [2532]?
50 And [1161] he said [2036] to [4314] the woman [1135], Thy [4675] faith [4102] hath saved [4982] thee [4571]; go [4198] in [1519] peace [1515].
3 And [2532] being [846] [5607] in [1722] Bethany [963] in [1722] the house [3614] of Simon [4613] the leper [3015], as he [846] sat at meat [2621], there came [2064] a woman [1135] having [2192] an alabaster box [211] of ointment [3464] of spikenard [3487] [4101] very precious [4185]; and [2532] she brake [4937] the box [211], and poured [2708] it on [2596] his [846] head [2776].
7 There came [4334] unto him [846] a woman [1135] having [2192] an alabaster box [211] of very precious [927] ointment [3464], and [2532] poured it [2708] on [1909] his [846] head [2776], as he sat [345] at meat.
3 And [2532] being [846] [5607] in [1722] Bethany [963] in [1722] the house [3614] of Simon [4613] the leper [3015], as he [846] sat at meat [2621], there came [2064] a woman [1135] having [2192] an alabaster box [211] of ointment [3464] of spikenard [3487] [4101] very precious [4185]; and [2532] she brake [4937] the box [211], and poured [2708] it on [2596] his [846] head [2776].
39 Now [1161] when the Pharisee [5330] which [3588] had bidden [2564] him [846] saw [1492] it, he spake [2036] within [1722] himself [1438], saying [3004], This man [3778], if [1487] he were [2258] a prophet [4396], [302] would have known [1097] who [5101] and [2532] what manner [4217] of woman [1135] this is that [3748] toucheth [680] him [846]: for [3754] she is [2076] a sinner [268].
16 Knowing [1492] that [3754] a man [444] is [1344] not [3756] justified [1344] by [1537] the works [2041] of the law [3551], but [3362] by [1223] the faith [4102] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], even [2532] we [2249] have believed [4100] in [1519] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], that [2443] we might be justified [1344] by [1537] the faith [4102] of Christ [5547], and [2532] not [3756] by [1537] the works [2041] of the law [3551]: for [1360] by [1537] the works [2041] of the law [3551] shall [1344] no [3756] [3956] flesh [4561] be justified [1344].
15 We [2249] who are Jews [2453] by nature [5449], and [2532] not [3756] sinners [268] of [1537] the Gentiles [1484],
31 Now [1161] we know [1492] that [3754] God [2316] heareth [191] not [3756] sinners [268]: but [235] if [1437] any man [5100] be [5600] a worshipper of God [2318], and [2532] doeth [4160] his [846] will [2307], him [5127] he heareth [191].
7 And [2532] when they saw [1492] it, they [1234] all [537] murmured [1234], saying [3004], That [3754] he was gone [1525] to be guest [2647] with [3844] a man [435] that is a sinner [268].
10 Likewise [3779], I say [3004] unto you [5213], there is [1096] joy [5479] in the presence [1799] of the angels [32] of God [2316] over [1909] one [1520] sinner [268] that repenteth [3340].
7 I say [3004] unto you [5213], that [3754] likewise [3779] joy [5479] shall be [2071] in [1722] heaven [3772] over [1909] one [1520] sinner [268] that repenteth [3340], more than [2228] over [1909] ninety and nine [1768] just persons [1342], which [3748] need [2192] [5532] no [3756] repentance [3341].
2 And [2532] the Pharisees [5330] and [2532] scribes [1122] murmured [1234], saying [3004], This man [3754] [3778] receiveth [4327] sinners [268], and [2532] eateth [4906] with them [846].
1 Then [1161] drew near [2258] [1448] unto him [846] all [3956] the publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] for to hear [191] him [846].
32 For [2532] if [1487] ye love [25] them which love [25] you [5209], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also [2532] love [25] those that love [25] them [846].
33 And [2532] if [1437] ye do good [15] to them which do good [15] to you [5209], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also do [4160] even [2532] the same [846].
34 And [2532] if [1437] ye lend [1155] to them of [3844] whom [3739] ye hope [1679] [1679] to receive [618], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also [2532] lend [1155] to sinners [268], to [2443] receive [618] as much [2470] again [618].
41 And [2532] he cometh [2064] the third time [5154], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Sleep on [2518] now [3063], and [2532] take your rest [373]: it is enough [566], the hour [5610] is come [2064]; behold [2400], the Son [5207] of man [444] is betrayed [3860] into [1519] the hands [5495] of sinners [268].
15 And [2532] it came to pass [1096], that [1722], as Jesus [846] sat at meat [2621] in [1722] his [846] house [3614], many [4183] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] sat [4873] also [2532] together with [4873] Jesus [2424] and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101]: for [1063] there were [2258] many [4183], and [2532] they followed [190] him [846].
16 And [2532] when the scribes [1122] and [2532] Pharisees [5330] saw [1492] him [846] eat [2068] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268], they said [3004] unto his [846] disciples [3101], How [5101] is it that [3754] he eateth [2068] and [2532] drinketh [4095] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]?
17 When [2532] Jesus [2424] heard [191] it, he saith [3004] unto them [846], They that are whole [2480] have [2192] no [3756] need [5532] of the physician [2395], but [235] they that are [2192] sick [2560]: I came [2064] not [3756] to call [2564] the righteous [1342], but [235] sinners [268] to [1519] repentance [3341].
45 Then [5119] cometh he [2064] to [4314] his [846] disciples [3101], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Sleep on [2518] now [3063], and [2532] take your rest [373]: behold [2400], the hour [5610] is at hand [1448], and [2532] the Son [5207] of man [444] is betrayed [3860] into [1519] the hands [5495] of sinners [268].
19 The Son [5207] of man [444] came [2064] eating [2068] and [2532] drinking [4095], and [2532] they say [3004], Behold [2400] a man [444] gluttonous [5314], and [2532] a winebibber [3630], a friend [5384] of publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]. But [2532] wisdom [4678] is justified [1344] of [575] her [846] children [5043].
13 But [1161] go ye [4198] and learn [3129] what [5101] that meaneth [2076], I will [2309] have mercy [1656], and [2532] not [3756] sacrifice [2378]: for [1063] I am [2064] not [3756] come [2064] to call [2564] the righteous [1342], but [235] sinners [268] to [1519] repentance [3341].
11 And [2532] when the Pharisees [5330] saw [1492] it, they said [2036] unto his [846] disciples [3101], Why [1302] eateth [2068] your [5216] Master [1320] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]?
10 And [2532] it came to pass [1096], as Jesus [2424] sat at meat [345] in [1722] the house [3614], [2532] behold [2400], many [4183] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] came [2064] and sat down [4873] with him [846] and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101].