Luke 16:29

And Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; hear they them.

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In The King James Version

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

In Context

28For I have five brethren, that he witness to them, (or For I have five brothers, so that he can testify to them), lest also they come into this place of torments.

30And he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if any of dead men go to them [or but if any of (the) dead shall go to them], they shall do penance (or then they shall repent).

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Cross References

Isaiah 34:16Seek ye diligently in the book of the Lord, and read ye; one of those things failed not, one sought not (in vain for) another; for he commanded that thing, that goeth forth of my mouth, and his spirit, he gathered them together. (Seek ye diligently in the Book of the Lord, and read ye; not one of them shall fail, not one shall seek in vain for another; for he hath commanded it with his mouth, and with his breath, he hath brought them together.)

Luke 4:17And the book of Esaias, the prophet, was taken to him; and as he turned the book, he found a place, where it was written, (And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him; and as he turned the scroll, he found a place, where it was written,)

Luke 24:27And he began at Moses and at all the prophets, and declared [or expounded] to them in all (the) scriptures, that were of him (or that were about him).

John 5:47But if ye believe not to his letters, how shall ye believe to my words? (But if ye do not believe what he wrote, how shall ye believe what I say?)

Acts 17:11But these were the worthier [or the nobler] of them that be at Thessalonica, which received the word with all desire, each day seeking [the] scriptures, if these things had them so.

2 Peter 1:19And we have a firmer word of prophecy, to which ye giving attention do well, as to a lantern that giveth light in a dark place, till the day begin to give light, and the day star spring 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 →

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