Luke 7:45

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You gave me no kiss,

King James Version (1611)
Thou gauest me no kisse: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kisse my feet.

King James Version
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

English Standard Version
You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.

New American Standard Bible
"You gave Me no kiss; but she has not stopped kissing My feet since the time I came in.

New Century Version
You gave me no kiss of greeting, but she has been kissing my feet since I came in.

Amplified Bible
"You gave Me no [welcoming] kiss, but from the moment I came in, she has not ceased to kiss My feet.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

Legacy Standard Bible
You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

Berean Standard Bible
You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

Contemporary English Version
You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.

Complete Jewish Bible
You didn't give me a kiss; but from the time I arrived, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!

Darby Translation
Thou gavest me not a kiss, but *she* from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.

Easy-to-Read Version
You did not greet me with a kiss, but she has been kissing my feet since I came in.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou gauest me no kisse: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kisse my feete.

George Lamsa Translation
You did not kiss me; but she, since she entered, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

Good News Translation
You did not welcome me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since I came.

Lexham English Bible
You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet.

Literal Translation
You gave Me no kiss, but she from when I entered did not stop fervently kissing My feet.

American Standard Version
Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Bible in Basic English
You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

Hebrew Names Version
You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

International Standard Version
You didn't give me a kiss,[fn] but this woman, from the moment I came in, has not stopped kissing my feet.

Etheridge Translation
Thou didst not kiss me; but, behold, this from (the time) I entered hath not ceased my feet to kiss.

Murdock Translation
Thou gavest me no kiss; but this woman, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou gauest me no kysse: but she, sence the tyme I came in, hath not ceassed to kysse my feete.

English Revised Version
Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

World English Bible
You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Weymouth's New Testament
No kiss did you give me; but she from the moment I came in has not left off tenderly kissing my feet.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou hast not youun to me a cosse; but this, sithen sche entride, ceesside not to kisse my feet.

Update Bible Version
You gave me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

New English Translation
You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.

New King James Version
You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.

New Living Translation
You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.

New Life Bible
You gave me no kiss, but this woman has kissed my feet from the time I came in.

New Revised Standard
You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A kiss, to me, thou didst not give, - but, she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased tenderly kissing my feet.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou gavest me no kiss. But she, since she cane in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Revised Standard Version
You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Thou gavest me no kysse: but she sence ye tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete

Young's Literal Translation
a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what [time] I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou hast geue me no kysse, but she (sens the tyme she came in) hath not ceassed to kysse my fete:

Mace New Testament (1729)
you did not salute me, but this woman, since she came in, has been continually kissing my feet.

Simplified Cowboy Version
You didn't even welcome me with a brotherly hug, yet she has kissed my boots from the time I got here.

Contextual Overview

³⁶One of the Pharisees asked him over for a meal. He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down at the dinner table. Just then a woman of the village, the town harlot, having learned that Jesus was a guest in the home of the Pharisee, came with a bottle of very expensive perfume and stood at his feet, weeping, raining tears on his feet. Letting down her hair, she dried his feet, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfume. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man was the prophet I thought he was, he would have known what kind of woman this is who is falling all over him." ⁴⁰ Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Oh? Tell me." ⁴¹"Two men were in debt to a banker. One owed five hundred silver pieces, the other fifty. Neither of them could pay up, and so the banker canceled both debts. Which of the two would be more grateful?" ⁴³Simon answered, "I suppose the one who was forgiven the most." "That's right," said Jesus. Then turning to the woman, but speaking to Simon, he said, "Do you see this woman? I came to your home; you provided no water for my feet, but she rained tears on my feet and dried them with her hair. You gave me no greeting, but from the time I arrived she hasn't quit kissing my feet. You provided nothing for freshening up, but she has soothed my feet with perfume. Impressive, isn't it? She was forgiven many, many sins, and so she is very, very grateful. If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal." ⁴⁸ Then he spoke to her: "I forgive your sins." ⁴⁹ That set the dinner guests talking behind his back: "Who does he think he is, forgiving sins!" ⁵⁰ He ignored them and said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gavest: Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, 2 Samuel 15:5, 2 Samuel 19:39, Matthew 26:48, Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:26

this: Many have supposed that this person was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the sister of Lazarus. But there is no indication in the gospel history, that Mary Magdalene was the sister of Lazarus; but on the contrary, it would appear that they were perfectly distinct persons, the sister of Lazarus residing at Bethany, while Mary Magdalene appears to have resided at Magdala, east of Jordan, a distance of nearly ninety miles. Add to this, that our Saviour seems to have been now in or near Nain, not at Bethany; and the woman appears from the recital to have been previously unknown to him.

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:13 - kissed Exodus 18:7 - kissed Song of Solomon 8:1 - I would Matthew 26:49 - kissed him Luke 7:38 - and anointed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou gavest me no kiss,.... A token of civility among friends, when they met together on any occasion. The Jews have a saying b, that

"all kisses are foolish, excepting three; the kiss of grandeur or dignity, as in 1 Samuel 10:1 and the kiss at parting, as in Ruth 1:14 and the kiss at meeting, as in Exodus 4:27 (of which sort this kiss may be thought to be), to which some add the kiss of consanguinity (or that used by relations to one another), as in Genesis 29:11'

but this woman, since the time I came in. The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "since she came in"; and so two of Stephens's copies; which seems to be the more agreeable reading, seeing Christ was in Simon's house before this woman came; for she knowing that he was there, came thither after him:

hath not ceased to kiss my feet; which shows, that this action was repeated by her times without number, even ever since she came into the house.

b Shemot Rabba, sect. 6. fol. 91. 3, 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou gavest me no kiss - The kiss was a token of affection or a common mode of salutation, and Simon had even neglected this mark of welcoming him to his house. It was often used among “men” as a sign of salutation. Compare Genesis 33:4; Exodus 18:7; Matthew 26:49.

Hath not ceased to kiss my feet - How striking the difference between the conduct of Simon and this woman! He, with all the richness of a splendid preparation, had omitted the common marks of regard and affection. She, in humility, had bowed at his feet, had watered them with tears, and had not ceased to kiss them. The most splendid entertainments do not always express the greatest welcome. There may be in such entertainments much insincerity - much seeking of popularity or some other motive; but no such motive could have operated in inducing a broken-hearted sinner to wash the Saviour’s “feet” with tears.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 45. Since the time I came in — Rather, Since the time SHE came in, αφ' ἡς εισηλθεν, not εισηλθον, I came in, for it is clear from Luke 7:37 that the woman came in after Christ, having heard that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house. The reading which I have adopted is supported by several MSS. and Versions.