Luke 7:46

“My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.”

"My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment." - Luke 7:46
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What does Luke 7:46 mean?

In Luke 7:46 of the King James Version of the Bible, Jesus says to Simon, "Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment." This verse comes from a larger narrative in the book of Luke, in which Jesus visits the house of Simon the…

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The Sacrifice of Love: An Anointment of Devotion

In Luke 7:46, we find a profound moment in the ministry of Jesus: "My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment." This verse captures more than a simple act of hospitality; it unravels the depths of love, gratitude, and recognition…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Reflection

Heavenly Father, In the sacred stillness of this moment, I approach Your throne of grace with a humble heart, ready to be enveloped by Your divine presence. As I come before You, I am reminded of the profound words found in Luke 7:46, where Jesus declared, "My head with oil thou…

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Luke 7:46 - "My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment."
Luke 9:46 - "¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest."
Luke 1:46 - "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,"
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Numbers 7:46 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Luke 6:46 - "¶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
Psalms 46:7 - "The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
Luke 22:46 - "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."
Nehemiah 7:46 - "¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,"
John 7:46 - "The officers answered, Never man spake like this man."
Luke 19:46 - "Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."
Luke 1:46-47 - "And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Acts 7:46 - "Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob."
"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," - Luke 1:46
Luke 20:46 - "Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;"
Jeremiah 46:7 - "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?"
Luke 24:46 - "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:"
Luke 2:46 - "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions."
"One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" - Numbers 7:46
"¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest." - Luke 9:46
1 Kings 7:46 - "In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan."
Luke 12:46 - "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 23:46 - "¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
"The officers answered, Never man spake like this man." - John 7:46
"¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth," - Nehemiah 7:46
Luke 11:46 - "And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers."
"The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah." - Psalms 46:7