KJV King James Version
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;
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Luke 16:22
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
WEB World English Bible
It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham—and the rich man also died, and was buried;
Surrounding context — Luke 16
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 his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beδὲG1161 · dethenἀποθανεῖνG599 · apothnēskōto dieτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπτωχὸνG4434 · ptōchospoorκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπενεχθῆναιG667 · apopherōto carry offαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγγέλωνG32 · angelosangelεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόλπονG2859 · kolposbosomἈβραάμ·G11 · AbraamAbrahamἀπέθανενG599 · apothnēskōto dieδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλούσιοςG4145 · plousiosrichκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐτάφη.G2290 · thaptōto bury
Cross-references
1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.Psalm 49:16-19Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;James 1:11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.Psalm 49:6-12They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.Matthew 18:10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?Isaiah 57:1-2The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].Mark 8:36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?Matthew 24:31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.Psalm 91:11-12For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Luke 12:20But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?2 Kings 9:34-35And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed [woman], and bury her: for she [is] a king’s daughter.Psalm 73:18-20Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.John 13:23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
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