Luke 16:24

Luke 16:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’

Context of Luke 16:24

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. 23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26And 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.’

Luke 16:24 word by word

καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπεν· πάτερ Ἀβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου, ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• criedφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• have mercyἐλεέωeleeō · to have mercyG1653
• on meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he may dipβάπτωbaptō · to dipG911
• the tipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the tipἄκρονakron · endG206
• fingerδάκτυλοςdaktulos · fingerG1147
• in waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• coolκαταψύχωkatapsuchō · to coolG2711
• tongueγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I am tormentedὀδυνάωodunaō · be anguishedG3600
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• flameφλόξphlox · flameG5395

Cross-references for Luke 16:24

• Luke 16:30“ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
• Luke 3:8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
• Matthew 3:9And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
• John 8:33They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
• Romans 4:12And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
• Romans 9:7Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
• 1 Samuel 28:16Samuel said, “Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy?
• Isaiah 27:11When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
• James 2:13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
• Revelation 7:16‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Zechariah 14:12This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

Commentaries on Luke 16:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Father Abraham - The Jews considered it a signal honor that Abraham was their “father” - that is, that they were “descendants” from him. Though this man was now in misery, yet he seems not to have abandoned the idea of his relation to the father of the faithful. The Jews supposed that departed spirits might know and converse with each other. See Lightfoot on this place. Our Saviour speaks in conformity with that prevailing opinion; and as it was not easy…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. 24send Lazarus: Ironically, the man was still treating Lazarus as a lowly servant. I am in agony in this fire: See Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10, 14–15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Father Abraham--a well-founded, but unavailing, claim of natural descent (Lu 3:8; Joh 8:37). mercy on me--who never showed any (Jas 2:3). send Lazarus--the pining victim of his merciless neglect. that he may--take me hence? No; that he dares not to ask. dip ... tongue--that is the least conceivable and the most momentary abatement of his torment; that is all. But even this he is told is (1) unreasonable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:24

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

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Lazarus
• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Hell

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