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NASB | Luke 7:44 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 7:44 Then turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house [but you failed to extend to Me the usual courtesies shown to a guest]; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair [demonstrating her love]. |
Bible Question: Luke tells us that a woman wet Jesus feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. Does anyone know who this woman was? |
Bible Answer: 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 |