Luke 16:21

And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

In Context

20And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.

22And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

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Cross References

Mark 7:28And she replied, and said to him: Yes, my Lord: and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.

1 Corinthians 4:11Unto this hour, we hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no permanent home:

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 →

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