Luke 7:38

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Summary

And 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.

Weeping

Wash

Luke 7:44

Genesis 18:4

John 13:4

And anointed

General references

Matthew 5:4

Bible References

Weeping

You who are now hungry are blessed,
because you will be filled.
You who now weep are blessed,
because you will laugh.

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

When the Angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. The people also wept bitterly.

I am weary from my groaning;
with my tears I dampen my pillow
and drench my bed every night.

So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,
and splendid clothes instead of despair.
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him.

They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation.

I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.

Even now—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
turn to Me with all your heart,
with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

“Then I will pour out a spirit

of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

Those who mourn are blessed,

for they will be comforted.

For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.

Wash

Turning to 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, with her tears, has washed My feet and wiped them with her hair.

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

So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself.

And anointed

You gave Me no kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing My feet since I came in.

Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.

The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;
your name is perfume poured out.
No wonder young women adore you.

You went to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your couriers far away
and sent them down even to Sheol.

General references

Those who mourn are blessed,

for they will be comforted.