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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 16:26-31

Luke DIVES AND LAZARUS Luk_16:19 - Luk_16:31 . This, the sternest of Christ’s parables, must be closely connected with verses 13 and 14. Keeping them in view, its true purpose is plain. It is meant to rebuke, not the possession of wealth, but its heartless, selfish use. Christ never treats outward conditions as having the power of determining either character or destiny. What a man does with his conditions settles what he is and what becomes of him. Nor does the parable teach that the use... 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 16:26

“And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.” The further point, vividly put, is that the moment that this life is over, destinies have been determined. There can be no changes beyond the grave. There is no intermingling of those who enjoy eternal life with those who have gone to eternal death, nor can be. There is no Purgatory. What separates them is... 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

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 16:14-31

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 16:14-18. In this section, the connection of which with the preceding and following parables is not at first sight apparent, we have evidently the heads of a discourse addressed to the Pharisees. The thread of connection seems to be the following. The Pharisees derided the teaching of Jesus concerning riches, and plumed themselves upon their righteousness. Jesus contrasts merely outward and legal righteousness with that inward righteousness which approves itself to God (Luke... read more

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

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 16:26-31

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 16:26

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

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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 16:14-31

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