KJV King James Version
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.
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Luke 16:26
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
WEB World English Bible
Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’
ASV American Standard Version
And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.
Surrounding context — Luke 16
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.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπᾶσινG3956 · pasallτούτοιςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμεταξὺG3342 · metaxubetween/meanwhileἡμῶνG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandὑμῶνG4771 · suyouχάσμαG5490 · chasmachasmμέγαG3173 · megasgreatἐστήρικταιG4741 · stērizōto establishὅπωςG3704 · hopōsthatοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoθέλοντεςG2309 · thelōto will/desireδιαβῆναιG1224 · diabainōto crossἔνθενG6033 · enthenhenceπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouμὴG3361 · mēnotδύνωνταιG1410 · dunamaibe ableμηδὲG3366 · mēdenorἐκεῖθενG1564 · ekeithenfrom thereπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withἡμᾶςG3165 · memeδιαπερῶσιν.¶G1276 · diaperaōto cross
Cross-references
John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Psalm 49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.Psalm 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear [you] in pieces, and [there be] none to deliver.James 1:11-12For 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.2 Thessalonians 1:4-10So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.Malachi 3:18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.James 5:1-7Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.Ezekiel 28:24And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor [any] grieving thorn of all [that are] round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.Luke 12:59I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.Revelation 22:11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
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