Luke 16:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, ”

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

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...
Luke 16:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 w...
Luke 16:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

beggar . poor man. App-127. Lazarus. . common Talmudic contraction of the Hebrew Eleazar; but introduced by the Lord to point to His own closing comment in Luke 16:31 . laid . cast down. at ....
Luke 16:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, There was a certain beggar named Lazarus - His name is mentioned, because his character was good, and his end...
Luke 16:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A certain beggar, named Lazarus,— An exceedingly emphatic name; for it seems to be derived from עזר לא Laozer, which signifies a helpless person. Some have imagined, from the name of Lazarus an...
Luke 16:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus - equivalent to the Old Testament Eleazer. The naming of...
Luke 16:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Unjust Steward. The Rich Man and Lazarus 1-13. Parable of the Unjust Steward (peculiar to Lk). The details of this somewhat difficult parable are probably not significant. It is intended to il...
Luke 16:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus. — The word for “beggar,” it may be noted, is the same as the “poor” of Luke 6:20 . The occurrence in this one solitary instance of a personal name in...
Luke 16:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Luke 16:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 whi...
Luke 16:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: (20) And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of...
Luke 16:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LIVING AND DYING ‘There was a certain rich man.… And there was a certain beggar.’ Luke 16:19-20 This is a solemn parable. It gives us a peep into the unseen world. It tells of a poor man who...
Luke 16:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus ,.... By whom is designed, not any particular beggar in the times of Christ, that went by this name; though there were such persons in Israel, and in the...
Luke 16:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, Ver. 20. A certain beggar named Lazarus ] Or Eleazar (as Tertullian and Prudentius call him), who having b...
Luke 16:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus According to the Greek pronunciation; or Eliazar , according to the Hebrew; a name very proper for a person in such a condition, signifying, the help...
Luke 16:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A PARABLE AS TO THE USE OF THE MASTER'S GOODS (vs.1-13) Now the Lord turned to address His disciples. For though it is pure grace that saves and finds deep delight in the repentance of a sinner,...
Luke 16:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accu...
Luke 16:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Luke 16:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 In...
Luke 16:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 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 addres...
Luke 16:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 16:19-20 I. It is very important to observe that, in this parable, we have not before us the entire character either of the rich man or Lazarus. The luxurious self-indulgent habit of living i...
Luke 16:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:1 . A certain rich man had a steward accused that he had wasted his goods. After the parable of the prodigal son, we have a second, of a prodigal steward, who had wasted his lord's propert...
Luke 16:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

There was a certain rich man Dives and Lazarus I. THE ALLOTMENTS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE ON EARTH ARE NOT ALWAYS EVENLY BASED UPON A REGISTER OF HUMAN DESERT. 1. The rich man is not offered as...
Luke 16:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 16:1-42 The Lord ' s teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with regard to the prospect of another world, in the form of the two parables of the unjust steward, a...
Luke 16:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Rich Man and Lazarus, the Beggar. Luke 16:19-31 A contrast in fortunes:
Luke 16:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:8 ; Acts 3:2 ; Isaiah 1:6 ; James 1:9 ; James 2:5 ; Jeremiah 8:22 ; Job 2:7 ; John 11:1 ; Luke 18:35-43 ; Luke 16:21 ; Psalms 34:19 ; Psalms 73:14
Luke 16:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, (according to the Greek pronunciation) or Eleazer. By his name it may be conjectured, he was of no mean family, though it was thus reduced. There was n...

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

Luke 16:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 16:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 16:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 16:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 16:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 16:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 16:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 16:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 16:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 16:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 16:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 16:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 16:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 16:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 16:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 16:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 16:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 16:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 16:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes