Luke 16:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.”
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“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 Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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;”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 16:22 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 9:34Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”
- Job 3:13For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
- Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 21:30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Psalms 49:16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
- Isaiah 22:16What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Matthew 8:11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 13:38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
- Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 24:31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Mark 8:36What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- John 13:23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
- John 21:20Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
- Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
- James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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