Luke 16:29
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
In Context
30And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone from the dead should go to them, they will repent.’
Cross References
Luke 4:17And the book of Isaiah the prophet was given to Him. And having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it was written: 1
Luke 24:27And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. 1 The Disciples' Eyes Opened
John 5:47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
Acts 17:11Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all readiness, each day examining the Scriptures to see whether these things might be so.
2 Peter 1:19And we have a more sure word of prophecy, which you do well to heed, as a lamp that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
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 →