Luke 7:46

Luke 7:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
• New International Version (NIV)You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.

Context of Luke 7:46

44Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you didn’t give Me water for My feet. But she has drenched My feet with tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You didn’t greet Me with a kiss; but from the time she entered, she has not stopped kissing My feet. You didn’t anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume. 47For this reason I tell you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little. 48He then said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”

Luke 7:46 word by word

ἐλαίῳ τὴν κεφαλήν μου οὐκ ἤλειψας· αὕτη δὲ μύρῳ ἤλειψεν τοὺς πόδας μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• with oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• thou didstἀλείφωaleiphō · to anointG218
• notοὐou · noG3756
• butδέde · thenG1161
• this womanοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• with ointmentμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464

Cross-references for Luke 7:46

• Ruth 3:3So bathe and perfume yourself, put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor. But do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent word to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
• Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows.
• Psalms 104:15wine that makes man’s heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains man’s heart.
• Ecclesiastes 9:8Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare oil on your head.
• Daniel 10:3I ate no rich food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I anoint myself with oil, until the end of three weeks.
• Amos 6:6drinking wine from bowls, anointing with choice ointments— yet they are not sickened over the breakdown of Joseph.
• Micah 6:15You will sow but not reap; You will tread olives but not anoint yourself with oil, and grapes but not drink wine.
• Matthew 6:17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Commentaries on Luke 7:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46My head with oil thou didst not anoint - Anointing the head with oil was as common among the Jews as washing the face with water is among us. See Rth 3:3; 2 Samuel 12:20; 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Kings 4:2; and Psalm 23:5, where the author alludes to the Jewish manner of receiving and entertaining a guest. Thou preparest a table for me; anointest my head with oil; givest me an overflowing cup. See Matthew 5:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46My head with oil - The custom of pouring oil upon the head was universal among the Jews. The oil used was sweet oil or oil of olives, prepared in such a way as to give an agreeable smell. It was also used to render the hair more smooth and elegant. See Rth 3:3 ; 2 Samuel 12:20; 2 Samuel 14:2; Psalm 23:5. With ointment - This “ointment” was a mixture of various aromatics, and was therefore far more costly and precious than the “oil” commonly used for…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

Topics related to Luke 7:46

• Anointing
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Oil
• Repentance
• Self-Righteousness
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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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