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Luke 16:24 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He 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.’ "
Luke 16:24
Verse in Context
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22 The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
24 He 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.’
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.
26 Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’
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Luke 16:1
"He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions."
Luke 16:2
"He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’"
Luke 16:3
"“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg."
Luke 16:4
"I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’"
Luke 16:5
"Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’"
Luke 16:6
"He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’"
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