³⁸ and knelt at his feet behind him. She was crying and began to wash his feet with her tears and dry them with her hair.^[a] Then she kissed his feet over and over again, anointing them constantly with the perfume.

³⁹ Now the Pharisee who had invited Jesus^[b] saw this and told himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who is touching him and what kind of woman she is. She’s a sinner!”

⁴⁰ Jesus told him, “Simon, I have something to ask you.”

“Teacher,” he replied, “ask it.”