Luke 7:44Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.
The setting
Capernaum, Israel, ~29 AD. Evening meal at Simon the Pharisee's house. A woman with a bad reputation crashes the dinner party...
The emotion here: protective anger at religious hypocrisy mixed with tender defense of the broken
The original word
klaiō (κλαίω) — to weep audibly, not silent tears but sobbing that everyone could hear
Why it matters
Guests reclined on couches with feet extended away from the table, making foot-washing a normal hospitality gesture
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 7:44
Jesus is contrasting the ABSENCE of basic hospitality from the religious host with EXTRAVAGANT love from the sinner
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus is just teaching about forgiveness, but He's actually exposing how religious people can have less love than those they consider 'sinners.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 7:44
Bible Genome reading
Luke 7:44 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 7:44 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hospitality, devotion. Notable phrases: do you see this woman; wet my feet with tears; wiped with hair.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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