Hath not ceased to kiss (ου διελιπεν καταφιλουσα). Supplementary participle.

Thou gavest me no kiss. The kiss was a token of affection or a common mode of salutation, and Simon had even neglected this mark of welcom…

Thou gavest me no kiss.—This also, as we see in the case of Judas (see Note on Matthew 26:49), was a customary mark of re…

But he has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. You gave me no kiss;

Which was the customary welcom…

The Venerable Bede: Having just said, “And the people that heard him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John…

Again the woman is the focal point of the narrative. Surprisingly, Jesus first contrasts her acts of devotion with a lack of special attention on S…

You gave me no kiss
A token of civility among friends, when they met together on any occasion. The Jews have a sayin…

No one can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot express e…