Luke 16:19

NOW there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in byssos and purple, and every day feasted gaily.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

18Every one who looseth his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and every one who taketh the dismissed, committeth adultery.

20And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Loózar; and he lay at the gate of him who was rich, bruised with wounds,

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Cross References

Mark 15:20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple, and clothed him with his own vestments, and led him forth 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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