Tree of Life Version
Luke 16:22
22“It happened that the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. Then the rich man also died and was buried.
Luke 16:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
- New International Version (NIV)“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
- New King James Version (NKJV)So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
Context of Luke 16:22
20But a poor man named Lazarus had been laid at his gate, covered with sores 21and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Besides, even the dogs were coming to lick his sores. “It happened that the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. Then the rich man also died and was buried. 23And from Sheol, as he was in torment, he raised his eyes. And he sees Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his side. 24So he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! And send Lazarus so he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, because I am suffering torment in this flame.’
Read all of Luke 16Luke 16:22 word by word
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ· ἀπέθανεν δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- that the beggarὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- that the beggarπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
- diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- was carriedἀποφέρωapopherō · to carry offG667
- ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
- bosomκόλποςkolpos · bosomG2859
- the rich manπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
- was buriedθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
Cross-references for Luke 16:22
- Job 3:13For now I would be lying down and quiet; I would be asleep and at rest
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous one perishes, but no one takes it to heart. Godly men are taken away, but no one discerns that the righteous man is taken from evil.
- Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: How fortunate are the dead—those who die in the Lord from now on!” “Yes,” says the Ruach, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”
- Psalms 91:11For He will give His angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways.
- Matthew 13:38and the field is the world. And the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one.
- Matthew 24:31He will send out His angels with a great shofar, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
- Hebrews 2:14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared the same humanity—so that through death He might break the power of the one who had the power of death (that is, the devil)
- Matthew 8:11Moreover, I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- John 13:23One of His disciples, whom Yeshua loved, was reclining at His side.
- John 21:20Peter, turning around, sees the disciple following. This was the one whom Yeshua loved, who also had reclined against Yeshua’s chest at the seder meal and said, “Master, who is the one who is betraying You?”
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that be?’
- Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.
- Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
- Psalms 73:18Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous has a refuge even in death.
- Mark 8:36For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Commentaries on Luke 16:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The rich man also died, and was buried - There is no mention of this latter circumstance in the case of Lazarus; he was buried, no doubt - necessity required this; but he had the burial of a pauper, while the pomp and pride of the other followed him to the tomb. But what a difference in these burials, if we take in the reading of my old MS. Bible, which is supported by several versions: forsothe the riche man is deed: and is buried in helle. And this is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Was carried by the angels - The Jews held the opinion that the spirits of the righteous were conveyed by angels to heaven at their death. Our Saviour speaks in accordance with this opinion; and as he expressly affirms the fact, it seems as proper that it should be taken literally, as when it is said the rich man died and was buried. Angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to those who are heirs of salvation Hebrews 1:14, and there is no more…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. 22carried by the angels to Abraham’s side: The Greek suggests a banquet at which guests reclined around a low table (see John 13:23). Lazarus was taken to the messianic banquet in the kingdom of God (see Luke 14:1–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. died--His burial was too unimportant to mention; while "the rich man died and was buried"--his carcass carried in pomp to its earthly resting-place. in to Abraham's bosom--as if seen reclining next to Him at the heavenly feast (Mt 8:11).Read the comment
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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
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