Luke 16:20
A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,
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In The King James Version
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
In Context
Cross References
Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
Psalms 73:14For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then isn’t the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Luke 18:35As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
Acts 3:2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
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 →