New Living Translation
Luke 7:45
45You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.
Luke 7:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
- New International Version (NIV)You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.
Context of Luke 7:45
43Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said. 44Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume. 47“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.”
Read all of Luke 7Luke 7:45 word by word
φίλημά μοι οὐκ ἔδωκας· αὕτη δὲ ἀφ᾽ ἧς εἰσῆλθον οὐ διέλιπεν καταφιλοῦσά μου τοὺς πόδας.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou gavestδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- noοὐou · noG3756
- kissφίλημαphilēma · kissG5370
- butδέde · thenG1161
- this womanοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- sinceἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the timeὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- I came inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- hathδιαλείπωdialeipō · to stopG1257
- to kissκαταφιλέωkataphileō · to kissG2705
- feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- feetπούςpous · footG4228
Cross-references for Luke 7:45
- Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
- Genesis 33:4Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- 2 Samuel 15:5When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.
- 2 Samuel 19:39So all the people crossed the Jordan with the king. After David had blessed Barzillai and kissed him, Barzillai returned to his own home.
- Matthew 26:48The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
- Romans 16:16Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
- 1 Corinthians 16:20All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss.
Commentaries on Luke 7:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Since the time I came in - Rather, Since the time She came in, '̔ , not , 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Thou 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-50Verses 36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-46Simon failed to show Jesus the usual acts of hospitality (ways to welcome a guest). The roads were dusty, so a servant would normally wash a guest’s feet. People in the Middle East often greet guests with a kiss on both cheeks, and this is still common today. Hosts also put olive oil on a guest’s head as a way to show honor and respect.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4744-47. I entered ... no water--a compliment to guests. Was this "much love?" Was it any?Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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