Luke 16:19

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

Majority Standard Bible

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

18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

20And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

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Cross References

Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Isaiah 3:23and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls.

Ezekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.

Amos 6:4You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

Mark 15:20After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they 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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