luke-16:19-31,-john-14:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:24

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 . His intense longing seems to be for companionship. "Oh for a friend," he seems to say, "who could speak to me, comfort me, give me the smallest alleviation of the pain I suffer!" What picture of a hell was ever painted by man comparable to this vision of eternal solitude, peopled alone by remorseful memories,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son; remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented . Abraham here simply bids the tortured man to call to his memory the circumstances of the life he had lived on earth, telling him that in these circumstances he would find the reason for his present woeful state. It was no startling record of vice and crime, or even of folly, that the father of the faithful calls attention... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:26

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence . Although the whole thought which runs through this parable is new, and peculiar to Christ, yet the colouring of the picture is nearly all borrowed from the great rabbinic schools; one of the few exceptions to this rule being this chasm or gulf which separates the two regions of Hades. The rabbis represented the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:27-28

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them; lest they also come into this place of torment . The condemned acquiesces in this dread fact; convinced of the utter impossibility of any interchange of sympathy between him and the dwellers in the realms of bliss, he ceases to pray for any alleviation of his own sad and wretched state. But another wail of woe quickly rises from the awful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:27-31

A dangerous delusion. The rich man found himself undergoing the penalty of a selfish and worldly life, and, bethinking himself of his five brethren, he desired for them the advantage which he himself had not possessed; he prayed that a visitant from the unseen world might appear to them and warn them of the danger in which they stood. He thought this extraordinary privilege would accomplish for them what the ordinary influences around them had not wrought. He was assured that in this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:29

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them . The reply of Abraham was especially addressed to those Jews who were standing round him and even asking for a sign. They had all read and heard again and again the Books of Moses and the records of the prophets; if these guides had failed to show them the right way, a special messenger sent to them would be quite useless. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:30-31

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent . And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. The Master not only wished to drive home this momentous truth to the hearts of the group of varied ranks and orders listening to him then; his words were for a far larger auditory, so he prolongs the dialogue between Dives and Abraham. "If Lazarus from the dead would only... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:19

There was a certain rich man - Many have supposed that our Lord here refers to a “real history,” and gives an account of some man who had lived in this manner; but of this there is no evidence. The probability is that this narrative is to be considered as a parable, referring not to any particular case which “had” actually happened, but teaching that such cases “might” happen. The “design” of the narrative is to be collected from the previous conversation. He had taught the danger of the love... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:20-21

Beggar - 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; afflicted not only with poverty, but with loathsome... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:22

Was 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 improbability in the supposition that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 16:30-31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:20-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:22

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