Luke 16:31
And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
30And he said: Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they will repent.
Cross References
John 11:43And having thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth.
Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 28:23And having appointed a day for him, they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.
2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but to God we have been made manifest, and I hope that we have been made manifest also in your consciences.
Matthew Henry on Luke 16:20-31
The Rich Man and Lazarus. 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 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; 23 And in hell he lift up… Read the whole commentary →