Luke 16:22
New International Version
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

New Living Translation
“Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried,

English Standard Version
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried,

Berean Standard Bible
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Berean Literal Bible
And it came to pass that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

New King James Version
So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

New American Standard Bible
Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s arms; and the rich man also died and was buried.

NASB 1995
“Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

NASB 1977
“Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom, and the rich man also died and was buried.

Amplified Bible
Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.

Christian Standard Bible
One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But that poor man died and Angels brought him to The Bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and he was buried.”

Contemporary English Version
The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"One day the beggar died, and the angels carried him to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

Good News Translation
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven. The rich man died and was buried,

International Standard Version
"One day, the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Literal Standard Version
And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers into the bosom of Abraham—and the rich man also died, and was buried;

Majority Standard Bible
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

New American Bible
When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,

NET Bible
"Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

New Revised Standard Version
The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

New Heart English Bible
It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried:

Weymouth New Testament
"But in course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and had a funeral.

World English Bible
The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

Young's Literal Translation
'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;

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Context
The Rich Man and Lazarus
21and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. 23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.…

Cross References
Luke 16:21
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father's side, has made Him known.

John 13:23
One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

that.

Job 3:13-19
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, …

Isaiah 57:1,2
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come

Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

was carried.

Psalm 91:11,12
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways…

Matthew 13:38-43
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; …

Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Abraham's.

Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

John 13:23
Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

John 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

the river.

Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Job 21:13,30-32
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave…

Psalm 49:6-12,16-19
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; …

and was buried.

2 Kings 9:34,35
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter…

Ecclesiastes 8:10
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

Isaiah 14:18
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

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Luke 16
1. The parable of the unjust steward.
14. Jesus reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees.
19. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar.














(22) Was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.--Of the three terms in common use among the Jews to express the future state of blessedness--(1) the Garden of Eden, or Paradise; (2) the Throne of Glory; (3) the bosom of Abraham--this was the most widely popular. It rested on the idea of a great feast, in which Abraham was the host. To lie in his bosom, as St. John in that of our Lord's (John 13:23), was to be there as the most favoured guest. And this was the position which was assigned to the beggar, obviously not merely as a compensation for the "evil things" he had endured on earth, but as the crown of the faith and patience with which he had borne them. The being "carried by angels" was literally in accord with the popular Jewish belief. Either good angels in general, or the special guardian angels of the righteous, took on them this office.

The rich man also died, and was buried.--As no mention is made of the burial of the beggar, it is obvious that there is something specially distinctive in the word. It had been, we may imagine, a stately burial, with hired mourners and all the pageantry of woe. such as within a few weeks, or even days, was to be the portion of the historic Lazarus of Bethany.

Verse 22. - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. At last kind death came, and relieved Lazarus of his sufferings. His dismissal, as might have been expected, preceded that of the rich man; for he was enfeebled by a deadly disease. We must not, of course, press too much the details we find in parables; still, from our Lord's way of speaking of the great change in the cases of both Lazarus and Dives, it would seem as though there was absolutely no pause between the two lives of this world and the world to come. The rich man evidently is pictured as closing his eyes upon his gorgeous surroundings here, and opening them directly again upon his cheerless surroundings there. Lazarus is described as being borne at once into Abraham's bosom. Indeed, some interpret the words as signifying that the body as well as the soul was carried by angels into Paradise. It is, however, better, with Calvin, to understand the expression as alluding only to Lazarus's soul; of the body of the pauper nothing was said, as men probably contemptuously, if not carelessly, buried it with the burial rites which such homeless, friendless ones too often receive. The place whither the blest Lazarus went is termed "Abraham's bosom." This term was used by the Jews indifferently, with "the garden of Eden," or "under the throne of glory," for the home of happy but waiting souls. The rich man also died, and was buried. There is a terrible irony here in this mention of burial. This human pageantry of woe was for the rich man what the carrying by the angels into Abraham's bosom was for Lazarus - it was his equivalent; but while these empty honours were being paid to his senseless, deserted body, the rich man was already gazing on the surroundings of his new and cheerless home. After the moment's sleep of death, what an awakening!

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
One day
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

beggar
πτωχὸν (ptōchon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.

died
ἀποθανεῖν (apothanein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

was carried
ἀπενεχθῆναι (apenechthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's 667: To carry, bear away (sometimes with violence). From apo and phero; to bear off.

by
ὑπὸ (hypo)
Preposition
Strong's 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

angels
ἀγγέλων (angelōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Abraham’s
Ἀβραάμ (Abraam)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

side.
κόλπον (kolpon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2859: Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay.

And
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rich man
πλούσιος (plousios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4145: Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

died
ἀπέθανεν (apethanen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

was buried.
ἐτάφη (etaphē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2290: To bury. A primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. Inter.


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