Luke 16:26

Luke 16:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

Context of Luke 16:26

24And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ 25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ 27And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house-- 28for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

Luke 16:26 word by word

καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται μηδὲ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν.¶Read the interlinear

• besidesἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• betweenμεταξύmetaxu · between/meanwhileG3342
• us and you there is a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• chasmχάσμαchasma · chasmG5490
• fixedστηρίζωstērizō · to establishG4741
• soὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• that thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who wishθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• to comeδιαβαίνωdiabainō · to crossG1224
• to you will not be ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• noneμηδέmēde · norG3366
• may crossδιαπεράωdiaperaō · to crossG1276
• from thereἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564

Cross-references for Luke 16:26

• 1 Samuel 25:36Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.
• Psalms 49:14As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.
• Ezekiel 28:24And there will be no more for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from any round about them who scorned them; then they will know that I am the Lord God.”
• Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:4therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.
• James 1:11For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
• Luke 12:59I say to you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last cent.”
• Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
• Matthew 25:46These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• John 3:36He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
• Revelation 20:10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Revelation 22:11Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

Commentaries on Luke 16:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26A great gulf - The word translated “gulf” means chasm, or the broad, yawning space between two elevated objects. In this place it means that there is no way of passing from one to the other. Fixed - Strengthened - made firm or immovable. It is so established that it will never be movable or passable. It will forever divide heaven and hell. Which would pass - We are not to press this passage literally, as if those who are in heaven would “desire” to go and…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. 26nor can anyone cross from there to us: This verse gives the general principle that a person's state after death is permanent.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. Son--stinging acknowledgment of the claimed relationship. thou ... Lazarus, &c.--As it is a great law of God's kingdom, that the nature of our present desires shall rule that of our future bliss, so by that law, he whose "good things," craved and enjoyed, were all bounded by time, could look for none after his connection with time had come to an end (Lu 6:24). But by this law, he whose "evil things," all crowded into the present life, drove him to…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:26

• Abraham
• Dead (People)
• Death
• Hell
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Rich, the
• Torments
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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

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