Lucas 16:25 ARC

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 16:22-26

Another contrast: v. 22. 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; v. 23. and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. v. 24. 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. v. 25. But Abraham said, Son,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 16:14-31

5. The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:14-31)14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided 15[ἐξεμυκτήριζον] him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed 16[lofty, ὑψηλόν] among men is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth5 into it. 17And it... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 16:25

Luke DIVES AND LAZARUS MEMORY IN ANOTHER WORLD Luk_16:25 . It is a very striking thought that Christ, if He be what we suppose Him to be, knew all about the unseen present which we call the future, and yet was all but silent in reference to it. Seldom is it on His lips at all. Of arguments drawn from another world He has very few. Sometimes He speaks about it, but rather by allusion than in anything like an explicit revelation. This parable out of which my text is taken, is perhaps the most... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 16:14-31

a Look into the Future Luke 16:14-31 Here was a flagrant case of heartless indifference, amid luxuries of every kind, to the daily spectacle of abject need. Most of us have at least one Lazarus at the gates of our life. The charge against the rich man was, not that he had injured Lazarus, but that he had not helped him. Man condemns us for doing wrong, God for failing to do right. Lazarus was translated to the realm of blessedness-the bosom of Abraham bespeaking nearness to him at the great... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:1-31

The Master had a lesson to teach His disciples on the subject of earthly wealth, and He made use of this unjust steward for purposes of illustration only. The element in the action of the steward which our Lord commended was of foresight and singleness of aim. It was in this connection that He uttered the memorable words, "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." The whole force, of course, is on the word "serve." When God is served, Mammon is used beneficently. When Mammon is served, the claims of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:1-31

Men Must Live In The Light Of The Coming Of The Son of Man In His Glory (15:1-19:28). Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the city of David where He was proclaimed ‘Saviour’ and ‘Lord Messiah’; and in Section 2 that as ‘the Son of God’ Jesus had faced His temptations as to what His Messiahship would involve and defeated the Tempter; and that in Section 3 He had proclaimed in parables the secrets of ‘the Kingly Rule of God’; and had in Section 4 taught His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:19-31

The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31). This story deals with two aspects of what has gone before, the danger of possessing riches and not using them rightly, and the danger of ignoring God’s true Instruction. Jesus will point out that if only the rich man had heeded the Instruction given by Moses and the prophets he would not have ended up in Hades, and it is equally open to his brothers (and by implication the Pharisees) to hear it too. If they do not then the fault lies with them. It... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:25

‘But Abraham said, “Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in the same way evil things, but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.” ’ ‘Son.’ Abraham recognises his kinship. He is a son of Abraham, but it does him no good (compare Luke 3:8). The Pharisees also laid great stress on being sons of Abraham (John 8:33; John 8:39). The reply of Abraham to the rich man is the reply of Jesus to the taunts of the Pharisees (Luke 16:14). If in your life... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:19-31

Luke 16:19-Obadiah : . Parable of Dives and Lazarus (Lk. only).— The story may have originally ended at Luke 16:23 or at Luke 16:25, and been intended simply to illustrate the contrasted lot of poor and rich in this world and the next. Cf. Luke 6:21 ; Luke 6:24. Inequality is redressed apart from moral considerations. We need not suppose that Dives was specially cruel; if Lazarus had only got harsh treatment at his door he would have shifted his pitch. Certain points are (as usual in the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 16:25-26

We must still remember, that all these things are spoken in a figure. The great gulf here mentioned, to be fixed between heaven and hell, is too wide for persons on opposite sides of it to be heard communicating their minds each to other. All that our Saviour designs to let us know is, that the circumstances of damned souls are such, that, if it were possible, they would beg the help and assistance of the meanest saints, whom they have in this life most scorned, despised, or abused; but as they... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 16:22-26

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 16:14-31

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 16:25

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 16:14-31

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:1-31

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:1-31

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:19-31

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:25

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:19-31

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 16:25-26

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