Luke 7:44

Luke 7:44 Meaning and Explanation

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

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Turning to the woman, Jesus contrasts Simon's omitted courtesies with her extravagant devotion, beginning with water for His feet.

What Does Luke 7:44 Mean?

Jesus turns bodily toward the woman while still speaking to Simon: "Seest thou this woman?" Simon had seen only a category — "a sinner." Then the inventory begins: no water was offered for the guest's feet, a basic courtesy of the day, but she has washed His feet with her own tears and dried them with her hair.

The question is the sermon: do you actually see her? Where Simon's hospitality was correct at best and cold in fact, her devotion improvised what no etiquette required — tears for water, hair for a towel. Christ teaches us to see people as He does: not by their record or reputation, but by what their love for Him is presently doing.

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What does Luke 7:44 mean?

Turning to the woman, Jesus contrasts Simon's omitted courtesies with her extravagant devotion, beginning with water for His feet.

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