Luke 16:20
"And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
Montgomery New Testament
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
Luke 18:35As Jesus drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man who sat by the wayside begging.
Acts 3:2when a man lame from his birth was carried along, who was wont to be laid each day near the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate, to ask alms of those who were going into the Temple.
James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has 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 →