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Luke 16:23

AbrahamLazarus
JudgmentDeath and loss

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;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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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.

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Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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  • Luke 16:28

    For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

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  • Matthew 23:33

    Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

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  • Matthew 18:9

    And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

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  • Revelation 14:10–11

    The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

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  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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  • Matthew 5:29

    And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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  • Isaiah 14:9

    Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

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