Luke 16:28
for I have five brethren;—that he may solemnly testify unto them, lest, they also, come into this place of torment.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
27But he said—I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father’s house,—
29But Abraham saith—They have Moses and the Prophets: Let them hearken unto them.
Cross References
Acts 2:40And, with many different words, bare he frail witness, and went on exhorting them saying—Be saved from this perverse generation!
1 Thessalonians 4:6Not over-reaching and defrauding, in the matter, his brother; because, an avenger, is the Lord, concerning all these things,—even as we before told you, and solemnly called you to witness.
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 →