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AndκαὶinἐνHades,τῷ ᾅδῃlifting upἐπάραςhis eyes,τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦbeingὑπάρχωνinἐνtorment,βασάνοιςhe seesὁρᾷAbrahamἈβραὰμfromἀπὸfar away,μακρόθενandκαὶLazarusΛάζαρονinἐνhis bosom.τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ
Luke 16:23
Study it in the app“And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:23, word by word
- Hadesᾅδῃhaidēi
Hades
Hades: the place of the dead; in Hebrew, Sheol.
Where else “haidēi” appears- lifting upἐπάραςeparas
lift up
To hold something high: eyes, hands, voice.
Where else “eparas” appears- his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- tormentβασάνοιςbasanois
torment
Torment, severe pain.
Where else “basanois” appears- he seesὁρᾷhorai
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “horai” appears- AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
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- far awayμακρόθενmakrothen
from afar
From a distance, far off.
Where else “makrothen” appears- LazarusΛάζαρονLazaron
Lazarus
Lazarus: the brother of Martha and Mary, whom Jesus raised; also the name of the poor man in a parable.
Where else “Lazaron” appears- his bosomκόλποιςkolpois
bosom
The chest where one is held; "Abraham's", "the Father's": close intimacy.
Where else “kolpois” appears
The context
22And 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.
23 · This verse (above)
24And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.’
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?