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1 | Who wet Jesus feet with her tears? | Luke 7:44 | Phillip | 4036 | ||
A good case could be made as to Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, being the woman in Luke who wet Jesus' feet with her tears but a stronger case could probably be made against it. There are enough similarities to the three accounts of Matthew, Mark and John to leave little doubt that Mary is the same woman spoken of in each who annoints Jesus (the woman is called Mary in John 12:3 and Martha and Lazarus are there also). I am inclined to say that the woman in Luke is unknown to us but I can't help part of me wanting to believe that Mary is the woman of all four Gospels. Jesus did say that "wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her." That would lead me to think that each Gospel was to tell of this woman's sacrificial act. The portions of Luke that are also in the other Gospels include: 1. Jesus "reclined at the table" (v 36) see Mt 26:7, Mk 14:3 and Jn 12:2 2. the woman "brought an alabaster vial of perfume" (v 37) see Mt 26:7, Mk 14:3 and Jn 12:3 3. She wiped His feet "with the hair of her head" (v38) see Jn 12:3 4. She annointed His feet with perfume (v38) see Jn 12:3 5. They were at the house of "Simon" (v39-40) Simon the Pharisee in Luke, Simon the leper in Matt 26:6 and Mark 14:3 In His Name, Phil |
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2 | Who wet Jesus feet with her tears? | Luke 7:44 | prayon | 4038 | ||
Thanks Phil for your input. However the woman can not be Mary, sister of Lazarus. Both incidents did happen in the house of Simon the Pharisee, if Simon the leper and Simon the Pharisee are indeed the same person, but the woman in Luke was a sinner whom the diciples believed was not worthy of touching the feet of Jesus. Mary would never fit into that description. Also Luke says that the women poured a jar of ointment on His feet whereas Mary poured a jar of perfume on Jesus head. One was done early in Jesus' ministry and the other done during the Passover time. | ||||||
3 | Who wet Jesus feet with her tears? | Luke 7:44 | Phillip | 4305 | ||
Prayon, I agree with you on the points you make about the differences between the Luke vs. Matt,Mk and Jn accounts. I also believe it is impossible to determine who the woman is. The best one can do is make an assumption based on the evidence that he considers to be the best possibility. Some believe that it was Mary Magdalene who is first introduced in Lk 8:2 inmmediately after the account in ch 7. She could have been cleansed of the demons by Jesus sometime before and then showed her appreciation and affection to Jesus at Simon's house. Jesus forgave her sin for loving much because she was forgiven much...seven demons worth. Mary of Bethany was probably showing her gratitude for the miricle of Lazarus being raized from the dead. Aware of what Mary Magdalene had done earlier, she may have chosen the same form of showing her love by annointing Christ's head (Mt,Mk) AND feet (Jn)...His whole body, symbolically preparing Jesus for burial. We are not told of a sinful past in either woman's life but Mary Magdalene would have been considered a "sinner" by the Pharisees because of her demon possession. The one main link to each Gospel is the vial of alabaster perfume, used to annoint Christ's head in Mt and Mk and His feet in Lk and Jn. Lk and Jn also say that she wiped His feet with her hair. God must have a good reason to reveal Mary of Bethany to us but not the identity of the woman in Luke. He has a different point to make in Luke and did not want the focus to be drawn away to the woman. May God be with you, Phil |
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