Luke 16:19

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

¹⁸ Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

²⁰ And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

²¹ and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
KJV: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
WEB: “Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
ASV: Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
DARBY: Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
BLB: And there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, being merry in splendor every day.

ÅB: Der var en rik mann, og han kledde seg i purpur og kostelig linklær og levde hver dag i herlighet og glede.
OTB: Det var en rik mann som kledde seg i purpur og fint lin, og levde et luksuriøst liv hver dag.
B1930: Der var en rik mann, og han klædde sig i purpur og kostelig linklæde og levde hver dag i herlighet og glede.

Ezekiel 16:49
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
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Luke 18:24–25
Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
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Amos 6:4–6
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
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James 5:1–5
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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Ezekiel 27:7
Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
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Luke 16:1
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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Job 21:11–15
They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
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Judges 8:26
The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
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