Luke 16:21

longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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In The King James Version

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

In Context

20A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores,

22Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

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Cross References

Mark 7:28“True, sir,” she said, “but even the dogs under the table eat the scraps the children leave.”

1 Corinthians 4:11Right up till now we're hungry and thirsty. We have no clothes. We're badly beaten up, and we have no place to call home.

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 →

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