Luke 16:20
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
- KJV
- And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
- WEB
- A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,
- ASV
- and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,
- DARBY
- And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores,
- BLB
- And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, being full of sores
- ÅB
- Men der var en fattig mann ved navn Lasarus, som var kastet for hans port, full av sår,
- OTB
- Ved porten hans lå en fattig mann ved navn Lasarus, dekket med sår,
- B1930
- Men der var en fattig mann ved navn Lasarus, som var kastet for hans port, full av sår,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 3:2
And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Read in contextJames 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Read in contextJob 2:7
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
Read in contextPsalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Read in contextJames 1:9
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
Read in contextLuke 16:21
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
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