Luke 16:22

One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

21and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

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Cross References

2 Kings 9:34Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”

Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

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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