Luke 16:27

But he said—I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father’s house,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

In Context

26And, besides all these things, betwixt us and you, a great chasm, hath been fixed,—so that, they who might wish to cross over from hence unto you, should not be able, nor any, from thence unto us, be crossing over.

28for I have five brethren;—that he may solemnly testify unto them, lest, they also, come into this place of torment.

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Cross References

Job 21:21For what shall be his pleasure in his house after him, when, the number of his months, is cut in twain?

Psalms 17:14From men [who are] thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom,—They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children:—

Psalms 49:13This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. [Selah.]

Ecclesiastes 2:18Therefore hated, I, all my toil, wherein I was toiling, under the sun,—in that I should leave it for the man who should come after me;

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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