Luke 16:29
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; they can listen to them.’
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
In Context
30He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
Cross References
Luke 4:17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so he unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,
Luke 24:27And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them the things written about himself in all the Scriptures.
John 5:47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Acts 17:11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica, and they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
2 Peter 1:19So we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
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 →