And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.
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… And standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself if this man were a prophet he would have known who and what sort of woman this was who's touching him for she's a sinner and Jesus answering said to him Simon I have something to say to you and he said say it teacher a certain moneylender had two debtors one owed 500 denarii the other 50 and when they could not pay he canceled the debt of both. Now, which of them will love him more? And Simon answered, the one, I suppose, for whom he canceled the larger debt. And he said to him, you've judged rightly. Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, do you see this woman? I entered your house and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. …
… he would call her out and not even let her sinfulness get close to his so-called holiness. And in Luke chapter seven, verse 44, here's what Jesus said. Jesus said, I came into your house. You didn't give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn't give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, does not stop kissing my feet. You didn't put oil on my head, but she's poured perfume on my feet as an act of worship. Think about it. Jesus in the room, same Jesus, two entirely different responses. The Pharisees treated him as common, ordinary, no big deal. and the woman knelt down and treated him as holy. She was in awe that she got to be in his presence. She took probably her most valuable possession and gave it to him as a sacrificial act of worship to say, I need your grace and your love. You're honored in my presence. …
… both. Now which of them will love him more? Simon answered, the one I suppose for whom he canceled the larger debt. And he said to him, you have judged rightly. Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, 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. You gave me no kiss but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You didn't anoint my head with oil but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but he who is forgiven loves little. And he said to her your sins are forgiven. And that's always been like one of the most beautiful pictures of worship to me, you know, because we live in a time where everyone's like so reserved, at least in our country, and especially in evangelical churches, like we're just so self-aware. Like, how do I look right now? …