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Andδὲit happenedἐγένετοthatthe poor manτὸν πτωχὸνdiedἀποθανεῖνandκαὶheαὐτὸνwas carried awayἀπενεχθῆναιbyὑπὸthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνtoεἰςAbraham’sἈβραάμbosom;τὸν κόλπονandδὲthe rich manὁ πλούσιοςalsoκαὶdiedἀπέθανενandκαὶwas buried.ἐτάφη
Luke 16:22
Study it in the app“And it happened that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:22, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- the poor manπτωχὸνptōchon
poor
Someone who has nothing to live on.
Where else “ptōchon” appears- diedἀποθανεῖνapothanein
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanein” appears- was carried awayἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnai
carry off
Carry away, take to another place.
Where else “apenechthēnai” appears- the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- bosomκόλπονkolpon
bosom
The chest where one is held; "Abraham's", "the Father's": close intimacy.
Where else “kolpon” appears- the rich manπλούσιοςplousios
rich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousios” appears- was buriedἐτάφηetaphē
bury
Bury.
Where else “etaphē” appears
Translation note
“Abraham’s bosom” can be understood as the place of honor beside him, like that of one who reclines at his side at a banquet (compare John 13:23).
The context
21and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; but even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
22 · This verse (above)
23And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
To study Luke 16 in a group
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?