Luke 16:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

beside. Greek. epi. App-104.

is. has been.

gulf. chasm.. transliteration of the Greek chasma, from chasko, to gape.. medical word for an open wound.

fixed. set fast, established. Compare Luke 9:51 (set His face). Rom 1:11. 2 Peter 1:12.

would. desire to. Greek thelo. App-102.

to. Greek pros. App-101.

cannot. are not (Greek. me. App-105) able.

neither. Greek. mede.

Luke 16:26

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.