Luke 16:23
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.
22 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
24 So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
25 But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- KJV
- And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- WEB
- In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
- ASV
- And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- DARBY
- And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- BLB
- And in Hades, having lifted up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus in his bosom.
- ÅB
- Og da han slo sine øyne opp i dødsriket, der han var i pine, da ser han Abraham langt borte og Lasarus i hans skjød.
- OTB
- På dødsriket, hvor han var i pine, så han opp og så Abraham langt borte, med Lasarus ved hans side.
- B1930
- Og da han slo sine øine op i dødsriket, der han var i pine, da ser han Abraham langt borte og Lasarus i hans skjød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
Read in contextLuke 16:28
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
Read in contextMatthew 23:33
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Read in contextMatthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
Read in contextRevelation 14:10–11
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Read in contextPsalms 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
Read in contextMatthew 5:29
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:9
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
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