THEOSISLuke 16:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
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 to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.
και αυτος φωνησας ειπεν πατερ αβρααμ ελεησον με και πεμψον λαζαρον ινα βαψη το ακρον του δακτυλου αυτου υδατος και καταψυξη την γλωσσαν μου οτι οδυνωμαι εν τη φλογι ταυτη
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Rev 22:1And he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- Rev 7:16They shall no more hunger nor thirst: neither shall the sun fall on them, nor any heat.
- Rev 7:17For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
- John 4:14But the water that I will give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.
- Matt 25:41Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.
- Jas 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.
- Luke 3:8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance: and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you that God is able of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham.
The original text
Greek text, 30 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΚαὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- αὐτὸςautosheG846 · αὐτός
- φωνήσαςphōnēsasI crowG5455 · φωνέω
- εἶπενeipento sayG2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
- ΠάτερpaterfatherG3962 · πατήρ
- ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamG11 · Ἀβραάμ
- ἐλέησόνeleēsonI pityG1653 · ἐλεέω, ἐλεάω
- μεmeIG1473 · ἐγώ
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- πέμψονpempsonI sendG3992 · πέμπω
- ΛάζαρονlazaronLazarusG2976 · Λάζαρος
- ἵναhinain order thatG2443 · ἵνα
- βάψῃbapsēI dipG911 · βάπτω
- τὸtotheG3588 · ὁ
- ἄκρονakronthe endG206 · ἄκρον
- τοῦtoutheG3588 · ὁ
- δακτύλουdaktyloua fingerG1147 · δάκτυλος
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ὕδατοςhydatoswaterG5204 · ὕδωρ, ὕδατος
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- καταψύξῃkatapsyxēI coolG2711 · καταψύχω
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- γλῶσσάνglōssanthe tongueG1100 · γλῶσσα
- μουmouIG1473 · ἐγώ
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- ὀδυνῶμαιodynōmaiI tormentG3600 · ὀδυνάω
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- τῇtētheG3588 · ὁ
- φλογὶphlogia flameG5395 · φλόξ
- ταύτῃtautēthisG3778 · οὗτος