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“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. 19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores, 21who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores. 22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. 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 approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
• James 1:9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
• John 11:1Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
• Acts 3:2And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.
• Luke 16:21who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.
• Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.
• Psalms 34:19The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.
• Psalms 73:14I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”
• Isaiah 1:6From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.
• Jeremiah 8:22There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health?

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