New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 16:19-25

19“NowδέdeG1161there was a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444,and he habitually dressedἐνεδιδύσκετοenedidusketoG1737in purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209and fineG1040linenG1040,joyouslyG2165livingG2165in splendorλαμπρῶς.lamprōsG2988everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

20And a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG4434namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was laidἐβέβλητοebeblētoG906at his gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,coveredG1669with soresG1669,

21and longingἐπιθυμῶνepithumōnG1937to be fedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526with the crumbswhich were fallingπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098from the richπλουσίου·plousiouG4145man’sG4145tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132;besidesἀλλὰallaG235,evenG2532the dogsκύνεςkunesG2965were comingἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064and lickingG1952his soresἕλκηhelkēG1668.

22NowG1161the poorπτωχὸνptōchonG4434manG4434diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599and was carriedG667awayἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667by the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32toAbraham’sἈβραάμ·AbraamG11bosomκόλπονkolponG2859;and the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145alsoG2532diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599and was buriedἐτάφη.etaphēG2290.

23InHadesᾅδῃhadēG86he liftedἐπάραςeparasG1869up his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225in tormentβασάνοιςbasanoisG931,and sawὁρᾷhoraG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11farG3113awayἀπὸapoG575 G3113and LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976in his bosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24And he criedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455out and saidG3004, ‘FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,haveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on me, and sendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976soἵναinaG2443that he may dipβάψῃbapsēG911the tipἄκρονakronG206of his fingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147in waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and coolκαταψύξῃkatapsuxēG2711off my tongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100,for I amG3600in agonyG3600inthisταύτῃ.¶tautēG3778flameφλογὶphlogiG5395.’

25But AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidG3004, ‘Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,rememberμνήσθητιmnēsthētiG3403thatduringἐνenG1722your lifeζωῇzōēaG2222you receivedἀπέλαβεςapelabesG618your goodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsG18,and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976badG2556thingsG2556;but nowνῦνnunG3568he is being comfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870hereὧδεhōdeG5602,and you are in agonyὀδυνᾶσαι.odunasaiG3600.

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