Luke 7:37

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

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  • John 12:1-8 : 1 Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead; 2 they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him; 3 Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment. 4 Therefore saith one of his disciples -- Judas Iscariot, of Simon, who is about to deliver him up -- 5 `Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?' 6 and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying. 7 Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it, 8 for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'
  • 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,
  • 1 Pet 4:18 : 18 And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear?
  • 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;
  • Rom 5:8 : 8 and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;
  • Matt 21:31 : 31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
  • Matt 26:6-9 : 6 And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat). 8 And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste? 9 for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.' 10 And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me; 11 for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always; 12 for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did `it'. 13 Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this `one' did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'
  • Mark 14:3-9 : 3 And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head; 4 and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made? 5 for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her. 6 And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me; 7 for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always; 8 what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming. 9 Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'
  • Luke 5:30 : 30 and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'
  • Luke 5:32 : 32 I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
  • Luke 7:34 : 34 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
  • Luke 7:37-39 : 37 and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment, 38 and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment. 39 And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind `is' the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'
  • Luke 18:13 : 13 `And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner!
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 and having seen `it', they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'
  • John 9:24 : 24 They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, `Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'
  • John 9:31 : 31 and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;
  • John 11:2 : 2 and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

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    38and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

    39And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind `is' the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

    40And Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'

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    6And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

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    8And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste?

    9for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

    10And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

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    4and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?

    5for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

    6And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

    7for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

    8what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming.

    9Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

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    43And Simon answering said, `I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, `Rightly thou didst judge.'

    44And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

    45a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what `time' I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

    46with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

    47therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

    48And he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

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  • Luke 7:12-13
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    12and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

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