There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Ver. 19. There was a certain rich man] Not once named, as Lazarus was, though never so little esteemed of men. God knew him by name, as he did Moses; when the rich man's name is written in the earth, rots above ground, is left for a reproach.
Which was clothed in purple, &c.] Gr. ενεδιδυσκετο, was commonly so clothed. It was his every day's wear, as the word implieth. (Verbum est quasi frequentativum. Pasor.)