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37 There was a woman who was a notorious[a] sinner in that city. When she learned that Jesus[b] was eating at the Pharisee’s home, she took an alabaster jar of perfume 38 and knelt at his feet behind him. She was crying and began to wash his feet with her tears and dry them with her hair.[c] Then she kissed his feet over and over again, anointing them constantly with the perfume.

39 Now the Pharisee who had invited Jesus[d] saw this and told himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who is touching him and what kind of woman she is. She’s a sinner!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:37 The Gk. lacks notorious
  2. Luke 7:37 Lit. he
  3. Luke 7:38 Lit. the hair of her head
  4. Luke 7:39 Lit. him