Lukas 7:38

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Sambil menangis ia pergi berdiri di belakang Yesus dekat kaki-Nya, lalu membasahi kaki-Nya itu dengan air matanya dan menyekanya dengan rambutnya, kemudian ia mencium kaki-Nya dan meminyakinya dengan minyak wangi itu.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sambil menangis ia pergi berdiri di belakang Yesus dekat kaki-Nya, lalu membasahi kaki-Nya itu dengan air matanya dan menyekanya dengan rambutnya, kemudian ia mencium kaki-Nya dan meminyakinya dengan minyak wangi itu.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka berdirilah perempuan itu di belakang, dekat kaki Yesus sambil menangis, lalu mulailah ia membasahkan kaki-Nya dengan air matanya dan menyapu dengan rambutnya, lalu diciumnya kaki-Nya itu, serta diurapinya dengan minyak wangi.

Contextual Overview

³⁶ And one of the pharisees desired hym, that he woulde eate with hym. And he went into the pharisees house, and sate downe to meate. ³⁷ And beholde, a woman in that citie, which was a sinner, assoone as she knewe that Iesus sate at meate in the pharisees house, she brought an alabaster boxe of oyntment: ³⁸ And stoode at his feete behynde hym, weepyng, and began to washe his feete with teares, & dyd wype them with the heeres of her head, and kyssed his feete, and anoynted them with the oyntment. ³⁹ When the pharisee which had bydden hym, sawe, he spake within hym selfe, saying: If this man were a prophete, he woulde surely knowe who, & what maner of woman this is, that touched hym, for she is a sinner. ⁴⁰ And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Simon, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee. And he sayde: Maister, say on. ⁴¹ There was a certayne lender, which had two detters: The one ought fyue hundred pence, and the other fyftie. ⁴² When they had nothyng to pay, he forgaue them both. Tell me therefore, which of them wyll loue hym most? ⁴³ Simon aunswered and sayde: I suppose, that he to whom he forgaue most. And he sayde vnto hym: Thou haste truely iudged. ⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, & sayde vnto Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entred into thyne house, thou gauest me no water for my feete, but she hath wasshed my feete with teares, & wyped them with the heeres of her head. ⁴⁵ Thou gauest me no kysse: but she, sence the tyme I came in, hath not ceassed to kysse my feete.

Bible Verse Review
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weeping: Luke 6:21, Luke 22:62, Judges 2:4, Judges 2:5, Ezra 10:1, Psalms 6:6-8, Psalms 38:18, Psalms 51:17, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 31:9, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Joel 2:12, Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 5:4, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 2 Corinthians 7:11, James 4:9

wash: Luke 7:44, Genesis 18:4, John 13:4, John 13:5

and anointed: Luke 7:45, Luke 7:46, Ecclesiastes 9:8, Song of Solomon 1:3, Isaiah 57:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:11 - shoes 2 Kings 4:27 - him by the feet Esther 2:12 - six months Matthew 26:7 - very Matthew 28:9 - and held Mark 9:24 - with Mark 14:3 - of ointment Luke 8:44 - behind John 11:2 - anointed John 12:3 - anointed 1 Timothy 5:10 - washed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And stood at his feet behind him,.... Christ lay upon a bed, or couch, as was the custom of the ancients, both Jews and others, at meals, with his feet put out behind; and between the couches and the walls of the room, there was a space for servants to wait and serve, and such are therefore said to "stand at the feet"; and the phrase is used, as descriptive of servants in waiting n; and in such a situation this woman put herself, as being also ashamed and afraid to come before Christ, and look him in the face; and here she stood weeping for her sins, and melted down with the love of Christ to her soul, and at his discourse:

and began to wash his feet with tears: which fell from her eyes in such abundance upon his feet, as she stood by him that they were like a shower of rain, as the word signifies, with which his feet were as it were bathed and washed; his shoes or sandals being off, as was the custom at eating so to do, lest they should daub the couch or bed, on which they lay o. Her tears she used instead of water; for it was the custom first to wash the feet before they were anointed with oil, which she intended to do; and for which purpose she had brought with her an alabaster box of ointment: it is said p of one,

"when he came home, that his maid brought him a pot of hot water, and he washed his hands and his feet in it; then she brought him a golden basin full of oil, and he dipped his hands and his feet in it, to fulfil what is said,

Deuteronomy 33:24 and after they had eaten and drank, he measured out oil, c.''

And it is: a general rule with the Jews q,

"that whoever anoints his feet, is obliged to washing or dipping.''

And did wipe them with the hairs of her head which were long, and hung loose about her shoulders, it being usual and comely for women to wear long hair, 1 Corinthians 11:15. That which was her ornament and pride, and which she took great care of to nourish and put in proper form, to, render her desirable, she uses instead of a towel to wipe her Lord's feet, and her tears off of them. A like phrase is used of one by Apuleius,

"his verbis amplexibus mollibus decantatus maritus, lachrymasque ejus suis crinibus detergens, c. r:''

"and kissed his feet". This was no unusual practice with the Jews we often read of it s:

"R. Jonathan and R. Jannai were sitting together, there came a certain man, ונשק רגלוי, "and kissed the feet" of R. Jonathan.''

Again t

"R. Meir stood up, and Bar Chama, נשקיה אכרעיה, "kissed his knees", or "feet".''

This custom was also used by the Greeks and Romans among their civilities, and in their salutations u:

and anointed them with the ointment which she brought with her.

n Vid Alstorphium de lectis veterum, p. 106, 107. o Ib. p. 123, 124. p T. Bab. Meuachot, fol. 85. 2. q T. Bab. Zebachim, fol. 26. 2. Maimon. Hilchot Biath Harnikdash, c. 5. sect. 5. r Metamorph. l. 5. s T. Hieros. Peah, fol. 15. 4. & Kiddushin, fol. 61. 3. T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 49. 2. Vid. ib. fol. 63. 1. t T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol 27. 2. u Vid. Aristophanem in vespis, p. 473. Arvian Epictet. l. 3. c. 26. & Alex. ab. Alex. Gen. Dier. l. 2. c. 19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Stood at his feet behind him - They reclined, at their meals, on their left side, and their feet, therefore, were extended from the table, so that persons could easily approach them. See the notes at Matthew 23:6.

Began to wash his feet - The Jews wore sandals. These were taken off when they entered a house. It was an act of hospitality and kindness to wash the feet of a guest. “She” therefore began to show her love for the Saviour, and at the same time her humility and penitence, by pouring forth a flood of tears, and washing his feet in the manner of a servant.

Kissed his feet - The kiss was an emblem of love and affection. In this manner she testified her love for the Lord Jesus, and at the same time her humility and sense of sin by kissing his feet. There could be few expressions of penitence more deep and tender than were these. A sense of all her sins rushed over her mind; her heart burst at the remembrance of them, and at the presence of the pure Redeemer; with deep sorrow she humbled herself and sought forgiveness. She showed her love for him by a kiss of affection; her humility, by bathing his feet; her veneration, by breaking a costly box - perhaps procured by a guilty life - and anointing his feet. In this way we should all come, embracing him as the loved Redeemer, humbled at his feet, and offering all we have - all that we have gained in lives of sin, in our professions, by merchandise and toil, while we were sinners - offering “all” to his service. Thus shall we show the sincerity of our repentance, and thus shall we hear his gracious voice pronounce our sins forgiven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. Stood at his feet behind him — In taking their meals, the eastern people reclined on one side; the loins and knees being bent to make the more room, the feet of each person were turned outwards behind him. This is the meaning of standing BEHIND at his FEET.

Began to wash his feet with tears — Ηρξατο βρεχειν - τοις δακρυσι, She began to water his feet - to let a shower of tears fall on them. As the Jews wore nothing like our shoes, (theirs being a mere sole, bound about the foot and ancle with thongs,) their feet being so much exposed had frequent need of washing, and this they ordinarily did before taking their meals.

Kissed his feet — With affectionate tenderness, κατεφιλει, or kissed them again and again. Matthew 26:49.

The kiss was used in ancient times as the emblem of love, religious reverence, subjection, and supplication. It has the meaning of supplication, in the way of adoration, accompanied with subjection, in 1 Kings 19:18, Whose mouths have not kissed Baal; and in Job 31:27, My mouth hath not kissed my hand; I have paid no sort of adoration to false gods; and in Psalms 2:12, Kiss the Son lest he be angry,-close in with him, embrace affectionately, the offers of mercy made unto you through Christ Jesus, lest he (the Lord) be angry with you, and ye perish: which commandment this woman seems to have obeyed, both in the literal and spiritual sense. Kissing the feet was practised also among the heathens, to express subjection of spirit, and earnest supplication. See a long example in Raphelius, produced from Polybius, concerning the Carthaginian ambassadors when supplicating the Romans for peace. With an humble and abject mind, πεσοντες επι την γην, they fell down on the earth, τους ποδας καταφιλοιεν τῳ συνεδριῳ, and kissed the feet of the council. See also several examples in Kypke. Kissing the feet is a farther proof that this person had been educated a heathen. This was no part of a Jew's practice.