Luke 7:37
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And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment.

which.

Luke 7:34,39 The Son of man is come eating and drinking. And you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. . . .

Luke 5:30,32 But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners? . . .

Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

Luke 19:7 And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.

Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.

John 9:24,31 They therefore called the man again that had been blind and said to him: Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner. . . .

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his charity towards us: because when as yet we were sinners according to the time.

1 Timothy 1:9,15 Knowing this: That the law is not made for the just man but for the unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the wicked and defiled, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, . . .

1 Peter 4:18 And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

an.

Matthew 26:7 There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

Mark 14:3 And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

John 11:2 (And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair: whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

John 12:2,3 And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him. . . .

Context
A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
36And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down to meat. 37And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. 38And standing behind at his feet. she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.…
Cross References
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 26:6
And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

Matthew 26:7
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

Mark 14:3
And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

Luke 7:36
And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down to meat.

Luke 7:38
And standing behind at his feet. she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

John 12:1
Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.

John 12:3
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Lexicon
When
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a sinful
ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 268: Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.

woman
γυνὴ (gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

from
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[that]
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

town
πόλει (polei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

learned
ἐπιγνοῦσα (epignousa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1921: From epi and ginosko; to know upon some mark, i.e. Recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[Jesus] was dining
κατάκειται (katakeitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2621: From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. be sick; specially, to recline at a meal.

[there],
οἰκίᾳ (oikia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3614: From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.

she brought
κομίσασα (komisasa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2865: From a primary komeo; properly, to provide for, i.e. to carry off.

an alabaster jar
ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 211: Neuter of alabastros, the name of a stone; properly, an 'alabaster' box, i.e. a perfume vase.

of perfume.
μύρου (myrou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3464: Anointing-oil, ointment. Probably of foreign origin; 'myrrh', i.e. perfumed oil.


Additional Translations
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner. And she having known that He had reclined in the Pharisee's house, having taken an alabaster flask of fragrant oil,

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

And behold, a woman which was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment,

And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,

Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

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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