THEOSISLuke 16:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores,
πτωχος δε τις ην ονοματι λαζαρος ος εβεβλητο προς τον πυλωνα αυτου ηλκωμενος
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Acts 3:2And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple.
- 1 Sam 2:8He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.
- Jas 1:9But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:
- Luke 16:21Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And no one did give him: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
- Jas 2:5Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?
- Job 2:7So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head:
- Ps 73 (72):14
- Luke 18:35Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.
The original text
Greek text, 11 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- πτωχὸςptōchospoorG4434 · πτωχός
- δέdebutG1161 · δέ
- τιςtisany oneG5100 · τις
- ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686 · ὄνομα
- ΛάζαροςlazarosLazarusG2976 · Λάζαρος
- ἐβέβλητοebeblētoI castG906 · βάλλω
- πρὸςprostoG4314 · πρός
- τὸνtontheG3588 · ὁ
- πυλῶναpylōnaa large gateG4440 · πυλών
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- εἱλκωμένοςheilkōmenosI afflict with soresG1669 · ἑλκόω