Luke 16:30
‘But, Father Abraham,’ he urged, ‘if someone from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.’
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
In Context
29‘They have the writings of Moses and the prophets,’ replied Abraham. ‘Let them listen to them.’
Cross References
Luke 13:3No, I tell you; but, unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.
Luke 16:24So he called out ‘Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.’
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 →