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Luke 16:23

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In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

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Luke 16:23 in other translations

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Luke 16:23 · American Standard Version

Luke 16:23 in context

  1. 21and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
  2. 22The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
  3. 23In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
  4. 24He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’
  5. 25“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted, and you are in anguish.