Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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Study Note
Abraham's response to the rich man in Hades — 'child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish' — presents a stark reversal structured by the contrast between earthly and eschatological distribution. The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31) employs Jewish afterlife conventions familiar from contemporary literature but reshapes them for Jesus's teaching about wealth, mercy, and the sufficiency of Moses and the prophets as revelation. The name 'Lazarus' (unique in Jesus's parables) means 'God helps,' and his status reversal embodies the Lukan Beatitudes (6:20–21) and Woes (6:24–25). The final verse's refusal to send a resurrected messenger implicitly anticipates the rejection of the risen Jesus and the sufficiency of Scripture over miraculous proof.
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But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
`And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive--thou--thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
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Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call …
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.