Luke 16:19

Luke 16:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
• New International Version (NIV)“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

Context of Luke 16:19

17It is easier for the earth and the heavens to disappear than to drop a comma from the Scriptures. 18“Any man who divorces his wife to marry another woman is committing adultery. The man who marries a woman divorced in this way is committing adultery. “There was a rich man who wore expensive clothes. Every day was like a party to him. 20There was also a beggar named Lazarus who was regularly brought to the gate of the rich man’s house. 21Lazarus would have eaten any scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Lazarus was covered with sores, and dogs would lick them.

Luke 16:19 word by word

Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ᾽ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• There wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whichκαίkai · andG2532
• was clothedἐνδιδύσκωendiduskō · to dressG1737
• in purpleπορφύραporphura · purple clothG4209
• fine linenβύσσοςbussos · fine linenG1040
• and faredεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · to celebrateG2165
• sumptuouslyλαμπρῶςlamprōs · magnificentlyG2988
• everyκατάkata · according toG2596
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Luke 16:19

• Luke 12:16Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops.
• Luke 18:24Jesus watched him and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!
• James 5:1Pay attention to this if you’re rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to you.
• Luke 16:1Then Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a business manager. The manager was accused of wasting the rich man’s property.
• Luke 15:13“After a few days, the younger son gathered his possessions and left for a country far away from home. There he wasted everything he had on a wild lifestyle.
• Job 21:11They send their little children out ⌞to play⌟ like a flock of lambs, and their children dance around.
• Psalms 73:3because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy.
• Ezekiel 16:49This is what your sister Sodom has done wrong. She and her daughters were proud that they had plenty of food and had peace and security. They didn’t help the poor and the needy.
• Amos 6:4How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. They sprawl out on their couches and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls.
• Revelation 17:4The woman wore purple clothes, bright red clothes, gold jewelry, gems, and pearls. In her hand she was holding a gold cup filled with detestable and evil things from her sexual sins.
• Revelation 18:7She gave herself glory and luxury. Now give her just as much torture and misery. She says to herself, ‘I’m a queen on a throne, not a widow. I’ll never be miserable.’
• Judges 8:26The gold earrings Gideon had asked for weighed 40 pounds. This did not include the half-moon ornaments, the earrings, the purple clothes worn by the kings of Midian, and the chains from their camels’ necks.
• Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king wearing the royal violet and white robe, a large gold crown, and a purple outer robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa cheered and rejoiced.
• Ezekiel 16:13So you wore gold and silver jewelry. You were dressed in fine linen, silk, and embroidered clothes. Your food was flour, honey, and olive oil. You were very beautiful, and eventually you became a queen.
• Ezekiel 27:7Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. They were like your flags. Your awnings were violet and purple. They came from the coasts of Elishah.
• Mark 15:17They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head.

Commentaries on Luke 16:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19There was a certain rich man - In the Scholia of some MSS. the name of this person is said to be Ninive. This account of the rich man and Lazarus is either a parable or a real history. If it be a parable, it is what may be: if it be a history, it is that which has been. Either a man may live as is here described, and go to perdition when he dies; or, some have lived in this way, and are now suffering the torments of an eternal fire. The account is equally…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19There was a certain rich man - Many have supposed that our Lord here refers to a “real history,” and gives an account of some man who had lived in this manner; but of this there is no evidence. The probability is that this narrative is to be considered as a parable, referring not to any particular case which “had” actually happened, but teaching that such cases “might” happen. The “design” of the narrative is to be collected from the previous…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. 19Purple was the color worn by royal people. Phoenician purple was an expensive dye made from mollusks.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. purple and fine linen, &c.--(Compare Es 8:15; Re 18:12); wanting nothing which taste and appetite craved and money could procure.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:19

• Dead (People)
• Extravagance
• Happiness
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Linen
• Rich, the
• Self-Indulgence
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Colour
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Dress
• Fare
• Lazarus

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