Luke 16:19

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

In Context

18Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

20And there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores:

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Cross References

Mark 15:20And when they had derided him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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