Luke 16:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 16:23

21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to ^aAbraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 “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 ^acool my tongue; for I ^bam tormented in this flame.’

25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, ^aremember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

26 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.’

27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,

Verse Comparison: Luke 16:23

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American Standard Version
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Amplified® Bible
And in Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Contemporary English Version
He went to hell and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side,

Darby English Version
And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Good News Bible
and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.

International Standard Version
In the afterlife, where he was in constant torture, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.

King James Version
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

New American Standard Bible
"In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

New International Version
In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

New King James Version
And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"In Hades he lifted up his eyes, feeling torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

Young's Literal Translation
and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

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