37Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a sinner; and when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume; 38and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began wetting His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and [respectfully] kissed His feet [as an act signifying both affection and submission] and anointed them with the perfume. Luke 7:37-38 Zondervan. The Amplified Study Bible . Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
This woman who came to the home of the Pharisee knew who Jesus was and was willing to be put to shame in order to be with Jesus and express her admiration of him. She was a sinner and she knew it. Her tears were tears of sorrow for her lifestyle. The amount of tears she shed were an incredible amount that enabled her to wash the feet of Jesus. How deep was her sorrow for her lifestyle that she wept such a great amount of tears. She honored Jesus by cleaning his dirty feet and then anointing them with the perfume that was costly. She used her hair as a towel to wipe his feet an act of great humility as the hair of a woman was her source of pride and beauty. Nothing was too good for Jesus, and she gave all she had to honor him. As a result, Jesus forgave her of her sins and sent her away in peace. The Pharisees were shocked at the behavior of Jesus and the fact that he forgave her instead of reprimand her for her lifestyle. Jesus was more interested in demonstrating love and compassion than criticism and judgment. He saw her sorrow and knew that she was sincere in her actions of honoring him.
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