Luke 16:29
"`They have Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham; `let them hear them.'
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
In Context
30"`No, father Abraham,' he pleaded; `but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
Cross References
Luke 4:17And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
Luke 24:27And, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the passages in Scripture which refer to Himself.
John 5:47But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"
Acts 17:11The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.
2 Peter 1:19And in the written word of prophecy we have something more permanent; to which you do well to pay attention--as to a lamp shining in a dimly-lighted place--until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
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 →