imon had done what no Middle-Eastern host ever did. But Jesus did something in this passage that no Middle-Eastern guest ever did; He criticized His host. Jesus stood up, looked at the woman, and spoke to Simon. Jesus turned His back on the host in front of all the men at this banquet. Looking with compassion on the woman,
Jesus rebuked Simon, saying, "You have treated me with contempt ever since I entered your home. You didn’t send a servant to wash my hands and feet. You didn’t even give me water so I could wash my own hands and feet. But this woman has not ceased washing my feet with her tears since the moment she came in. She has done what you should have done, and she–not you–will go away justified" (Luke 7:44—50).