Luke 16:31
Then he said to him, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
30But he said, Ah no, father Abraham! but if one came to them from the dead, they will repent.
Cross References
John 11:43And when he had thus spoken, with a loud voice he cried, Lazarus, come forth!
Acts 19:8And entering into the synagogue, he spake boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things that concern the kingdom of God.
Acts 28:23Then having fixed a day with him, still more of them came to him at his lodging, to whom bearing his testimony, he set forth the kingdom of God, and persuaded them of the things relating to Jesus, both out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening:
2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we have been made manifest to God, and I hope also have been made manifest in your consciences.
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 →