Luke 16:22

Luke 16:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

Context of Luke 16:22

20And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores. 21He [eagerly] longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried. 23In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise). 24And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’

Luke 16:22 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ· ἀπέθανεν δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• that the beggarὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that the beggarπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• was carriedἀποφέρωapopherō · to carry offG667
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• bosomκόλποςkolpos · bosomG2859
• the rich manπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• was buriedθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290

Cross-references for Luke 16:22

• Job 3:13For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest [in death],
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard [the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes, [blessed indeed],” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest and have relief from their labors, for their deeds do follow them.”
• Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels in regard to you, To protect and defend and guard you in all your ways [of obedience and service].
• Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
• Matthew 24:31And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet and they will gather together His elect (God’s chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
• Hebrews 2:14Therefore, since [these His] children share in flesh and blood [the physical nature of mankind], He Himself in a similar manner also shared in the same [physical nature, but without sin], so that through [experiencing] death He might make powerless (ineffective, impotent) him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—
• Matthew 8:11I say to you that many [Gentiles] will come from east and west, and will sit down [to feast at the table, and enjoy God’s promises] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven [because they accepted Me as Savior],
• John 13:23One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved (esteemed), was leaning against Jesus’ chest.
• John 21:20Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His chest at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray You?”
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
• Job 21:13They fully enjoy their days in prosperity, And so go down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) in a [peaceful] moment.
• Psalms 49:6Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth And boast of the abundance of their riches?
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing, But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.
• Mark 8:36For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul?

Commentaries on Luke 16:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The rich man also died, and was buried - There is no mention of this latter circumstance in the case of Lazarus; he was buried, no doubt - necessity required this; but he had the burial of a pauper, while the pomp and pride of the other followed him to the tomb. But what a difference in these burials, if we take in the reading of my old MS. Bible, which is supported by several versions: forsothe the riche man is deed: and is buried in helle. And this is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Was carried by the angels - The Jews held the opinion that the spirits of the righteous were conveyed by angels to heaven at their death. Our Saviour speaks in accordance with this opinion; and as he expressly affirms the fact, it seems as proper that it should be taken literally, as when it is said the rich man died and was buried. Angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to those who are heirs of salvation Hebrews 1:14, and there is no more…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-31Verses 19-31 Here the spiritual things are represented, in a description of the different state of good and bad, in this world and in the other. We are not told that the rich man got his estate by fraud, or oppression; but Christ shows, that a man may have a great deal of the wealth, pomp, and pleasure of this world, yet perish for ever under God's wrath and curse. The sin of this rich man was his providing for himself only. Here is a godly man, and one…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22carried by the angels to Abraham’s side: The Greek suggests a banquet at which guests reclined around a low table (see John 13:23). Lazarus was taken to the messianic banquet in the kingdom of God (see Luke 14:1–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. died--His burial was too unimportant to mention; while "the rich man died and was buried"--his carcass carried in pomp to its earthly resting-place. in to Abraham's bosom--as if seen reclining next to Him at the heavenly feast (Mt 8:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:22

• Abraham
• Angel (a Spirit)
• Beggars
• Dead (People)
• Death
• Heaven
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Poor
• Rich, the
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Abraham's Bosom
• Account
• Angel
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Heaven

Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings