Luke 16:19
Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.
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20A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores,
Cross References
Esther 8:15Then Mordecai left the king, wearing royal clothes of blue and white, with a large golden crown and a purple robe made of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
Psalms 73:3because I was jealous of self-important people—I saw how well the wicked were doing.
Isaiah 3:23hand mirrors, fine linen underwear, head wraps, and shawls.
Ezekiel 16:49The sins of your sister Sodom were these: She and her daughters were proud, greedy, and lazy. They didn't help the poor and those in need.
Amos 6:4How disastrous it will be for you people who lie on beds decorated with ivory and lounge on couches, eating lamb from your flocks and fattened calves from the stall.
Mark 15:20After they finished mocking him, they took off the purple robes, and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to be crucified.
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 →