Luke 16:21
"He was full of sores, and longingly desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes! even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
20"And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
22"But in the course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom.
Cross References
Mark 7:28"True, Master," she answered, "but the dogs under the table do pick up the children’s crumbs."
1 Corinthians 4:11Even to his very hour we are enduring hunger and thirst and nakedness and blows.
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 →