Simon

• No Water/Towel for Foot-Washing
• No Kiss of Traditional/Formal Greeting
• No Oil of Welcome/Generosity

The Woman

• Wet/Wipe Feet with Her Tears/Hair
• Humble, Submissive, Grateful Kissing of Feet
• Valuable Oil “Wasted” as Perfume for Jesus’ Feet

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.  Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

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• Stripped Him
• Beat Him
• Went Away

Caesar Samaritanus: He Came, He Saw, He Took Pity on the Victim

• Came Where the Man Was
• Saw Him
• Took Pity on Him

His Pity Prompted Action

• Close Contact (“Went to Him”)
• Bandaging Wounds
• First Aid Treatment (“Pouring on Oil and Wine”)

His Action Included Follow-Through

• Put the Man on His Own Donkey
• Took Him to an Inn
• Took Care of Him

In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. [...] But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.  He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. “

The Victim Had No Control Over His Injuries Nor His Healing

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