Luke 16:28

Lest they also come into this place — He might justly fear lest their reproaches should add to his own torment.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Five brethren - The number “five” is mentioned merely to preserve the appearance of verisimilitude in the story. It is not to be spiritualized, n...
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 illust...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

testify . earnestly testify. lest they also . that they also may not (Greek. me. App-105).
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And besides all this, &c.— "Ah poor creature! the time of mercy and hope is now over: God has fixed such a vast and unpassable distance between...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. For I have five brethren; that he ma...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The rich man and Lazarus: peculiar to Lk, and full of that sympathy with the poor which characterises his Gospel. It does not, however, as Strauss...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For I have five brethren. — Here again we are left to choose between opposite views of the motive which prompted the request. Was it simply a selfi...
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...
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...
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,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For I have five brethren ,.... Meaning his brethren and countrymen, according to the flesh; who when he was alive, stood in such a relation to him;...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Ver. 28. Lest they also come into this p...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Besides all this As to the favour thou desirest from the hand of Lazarus, it is a thing impossible to be granted; for between us and you there is...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain ri...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 16:27 "
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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he said, “I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, les...
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,...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 16:27-28 I. The Scriptures distinctly reveal future punishment. II. In a future state punishment will completely arouse memory. "Son, rememb...
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 p...
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 H...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hearing Moses and the Prophets:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 49:12 ; Psalms 49:13

²⁸ For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Related Commentaries of Luke 16:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:28