THEOSISLuke 16:23Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom:
και εν τω αδη επαρας τους οφθαλμους αυτου υπαρχων εν βασανοις ορα τον αβρααμ απο μακροθεν και λαζαρον εν τοις κολποις αυτου
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Pet 2:4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment:
- Matt 18:9And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
- Rev 14:10He also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mingled with pure wine in the cup of his wrath: and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb.
- Rev 14:11And the smoke of their torments, shall ascend up for ever and ever: neither have they rest day nor night, who have adored the beast and his image and whoever receiveth the character of his name.
- Matt 8:11And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:
- Matt 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Luke 16:28That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments.
- Ps 9:17The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.
The original text
Greek text, 21 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- τῷtōtheG3588 · ὁ
- ᾅδῃhadēHadesG86 · ᾍδης
- ἐπάραςeparasI raiseG1869 · ἐπαίρω
- τοὺςtoustheG3588 · ὁ
- ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousthe eyeG3788 · ὀφθαλμός
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ὑπάρχωνhyparchōnI amG5225 · ὑπάρχω
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- βασάνοιςbasanoistortureG931 · βάσανος
- ὁρᾷhoraI seeG3708 · ὁράω
- ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamG11 · Ἀβραάμ
- ἀπὸapofromG575 · ἀπό
- μακρόθενmakrothenfrom a distanceG3113 · μακρόθεν
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ΛάζαρονlazaronLazarusG2976 · Λάζαρος
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- τοῖςtoistheG3588 · ὁ
- κόλποιςkolpoisbosomG2859 · κόλπος
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός