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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 16:29

They have Moses - The writings of Moses. The first five books of the Bible.The prophets - The remainder of the Old Testament. What the prophets had written.Hear them - Hear them speak in the Scriptures. Read them, or hear them read in the synagogues, and attend to what they have delivered. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 16:26-29

Luke 16:26-29. 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 a great gulf fixed Χασμα μεγα εστηρικται , a great chasm, or void, is established. Dr. Campbell renders the clause, There lieth a huge gulf betwixt us and you, so that they who would pass hence to you cannot. If any should be so compassionate as to desire to help you, they are not able: neither can they pass to us who would... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 16:19-31

104. The rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)To illustrate the truth he had just been teaching, Jesus told the story of an unnamed rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. The rich man pictured those who lived to please themselves and felt no need of God; the beggar pictured those who were helpless and depended entirely upon God’s mercy. In their existence after death, the beggar sat beside Abraham in the heavenly feast, resting his body, as it were, against Abraham, but the rich man was in great... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 16:26

beside . Greek. epi. App-104 . is = has been. gulf = chasm. A transliteration of the Greek chasma, from chasko, to gape. A medical word for an open wound. fixed = set fast, established. Compare Luke 9:51 (set His face). Rom 1:11 . 2 Peter 1:12 . would = desire to. Greek thelo. App-102 . to . Greek pros. App-101 . cannot = are not (Greek. me. App-105 ) able. neither. Greek. mede. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 16:27

I pray = I entreat. Greek. erotao. App-134 . to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 16:28

testify = earnestly testify. lest they also = that they also may not (Greek. me. App-105 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 16:29

Moses and the prophets. The latter including the historical books. See App-1 . Referring to Luke 16:16 . Compare John 1:45 ; John 5:39 , John 5:46 . Moses . See note on Luke 5:14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 16:26

And besides all this, there is between us and you a great gulf fixed, that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.The great teaching in view here is that death seals the soul's destiny. There will be no crossing from one side to another after death has closed life's day of opportunity. Such theologies as those related to the doctrine of purgatory are destroyed by the Saviour's words in this verse. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 16:27

And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house; for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.The ingrained selfishness of the rich man first appeared in the request that Lazarus be sent to himself, a selfishness that might be overlooked in view of his misery; but, when all thought of his own improvement was denied, his selfishness was continued in this request that was concerned with nobody... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 16:29

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.As Boles said, "We have here one of many testimonies of Jesus, including that of Abraham from the heavenly world, that the Old Testament scriptures are the word of God."[43]This ties this whole parable and its teachings into Jesus' conflict with the Pharisees, due to their unwillingness to hear, believe, and obey the law of Moses. This shows that the opportunities of the rich man to know God's will were more than ample,... read more

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