Luke 16:20

Luke 16:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
• New International Version (NIV)At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
• English Standard Version (ESV)And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

Context of Luke 16:20

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. 19“There was a rich man who wore expensive clothes. Every day was like a party to him. There 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. 22“One day the beggar died, and the angels carried him to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 16:20 word by word

πτωχὸς δέ τις ὀνόματι Λάζαρος ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ εἱλκωμένοςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• beggarπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• was laidβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• atπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• gateπυλώνpulōn · gateG4440
• full of soresἑλκόωhelkoō · to have/cause soresG1669

Cross-references for Luke 16:20

• Luke 18:35As Jesus came near Jericho, a blind man was sitting and begging by the road.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
• James 1:9Humble believers should be proud because being humble makes them important.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn’t God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
• John 11:1Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived, was sick.
• Acts 3:2At the same time, a man who had been lame from birth was being carried by some men. Every day these men would put the lame man at a gate in the temple courtyard. The gate was called Beautiful Gate. There he would beg for handouts from people going into the courtyard.
• Luke 16:21Lazarus would have eaten any scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Lazarus was covered with sores, and dogs would lick them.
• Job 2:7Satan left the Lord’s presence and struck Job with painful boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
• Psalms 34:19The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.
• Psalms 73:14I’m plagued ⌞with problems⌟ all day long, and every morning my punishment ⌞begins again⌟.
• Isaiah 1:6From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head there is no healthy spot left on your ⌞body⌟— only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds. They haven’t been cleansed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.
• Jeremiah 8:22Isn’t there medicine in Gilead? Aren’t there doctors there? Then why hasn’t the health of my dear people been restored?

Commentaries on Luke 16:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20There was a certain beggar named Lazarus - His name is mentioned, because his character was good, and his end glorious; and because it is the purpose of God that the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. Lazarus, לעזר is a contraction of the word אלעזר Eliezar, which signifies the help or assistance of God - a name properly given to a man who was both poor and afflicted, and had no help but that which came from heaven.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Beggar - Poor man. The original word does not mean “beggar,” but simply that he was “poor.” It should have been so translated to keep up the contrast with the “rich man.” Named Lazarus - The word Lazarus is Hebrew, and means a man destitute of help, a needy, poor man. It is a name given, therefore, to denote his needy condition. Laid at his gate - At the door of the rich man, in order that he might obtain aid. Full of sores - Covered with ulcers…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. 19-31This parable repeats the warning about the danger of riches (16:13–15). It also returns to the idea that when God’s Kingdom comes, many situations will be reversed (changed to the opposite). The rich, proud, and powerful will be brought low, while the poor, humble, and oppressed will be lifted up.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. laid--having to be carried and put down. full of sores--open, running, "not closed, nor bound up, nor mollified with ointment" (Is 1:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:20

• Beggars
• Dead (People)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Poor
• Rich, the
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Lazarus
• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Poor
• Put

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