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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.

Context of Luke 16:20

18“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him 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 roadside begging.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world.
• James 1:9Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
• John 11:1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• Acts 3:2Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
• Luke 16:21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
• Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
• Psalms 34:19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
• Psalms 73:14All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
• Isaiah 1:6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil.
• Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?

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