Luke 7:38

New English Translation

As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.

Cross References

Genesis 18:4

Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites – men, women, and children alike – gathered around him. The people wept loudly.

Psalm 38:18

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.

Song of Solomon 1:3

The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!

Isaiah 57:9

You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.

Isaiah 61:3

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”

Joel 2:12

“Yet even now,” the Lord says, “return to me with all your heart – with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!”

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Luke 22:62

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Luke 6:21

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 7:37

Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.

Luke 7:39

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

John 11:2

(Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

James 4:9

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.