Luke 16:26
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.
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.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
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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- 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
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Read in contextPsalms 50:22
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Read in contextMalachi 3:18
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:4–10
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
Read in contextJames 1:11–12
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Read in contextJames 5:1–7
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Read in contextMatthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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