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

24So he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’ 25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish. Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’ 27So the rich man said, ‘Then I beg you, father – send Lazarus to my father’s house 28(for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don’t come into 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• besideἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• betweenμεταξύmetaxu · between/meanwhileG3342
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• youσύsu · youG4771
• there is a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• gulfχάσμαchasma · chasmG5490
• fixedστηρίζωstērizō · to establishG4741
• so thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• they whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• passδιαβαίνωdiabainō · to crossG1224
• from henceἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen · from hereG1782
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• can they passδιαπεράωdiaperaō · to crossG1276
• from thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564

Cross-references for Luke 16:26

• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.
• Psalms 49:14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
• Ezekiel 28:24“‘No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them. Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.
• Malachi 3:18Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.
• James 1:11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.
• Luke 12:59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”
• Psalms 50:22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.
• Matthew 25:46And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• John 3:36The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
• Revelation 20:10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.
• Revelation 22:11The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be 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