Luke 16:26

Judgment

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.

And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

²⁷ ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

²⁸ for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

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

Compare

BSB: And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
KJV: And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
WEB: Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’
ASV: And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.
DARBY: And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who [desire to cross] from there pass over unto us.
BLB: And besides all these things, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you⁺, so that those desiring to go over from here to you⁺ are not able, nor may they cross over from there to us.’

ÅB: Og dessuten er et stort svelg festet mellom oss og dere, for at de som vil gå herfra og over til dere, ikke skal kunne det, og for at heller ikke de på den andre side skal fare derfra og over til oss.
OTB: Og foruten alt dette, er det mellom oss og dere et stort svelg som er fastsatt, slik at de som vil krysse herfra til dere ikke kan, og ingen kan krysse derfra til oss.'
B1930: Og dessuten er et stort svelg festet mellem oss og eder, forat de som vil gå herfra og over til eder, ikke skal kunne det, og forat heller ikke de på den andre side skal fare derfra og over til oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
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Psalms 49:14
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
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Psalms 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
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Malachi 3:18
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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2 Thessalonians 1:4–10
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
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James 1:11–12
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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James 5:1–7
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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Matthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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