Study it in the app“And 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.’”
Andκαὶheαὐτὸςcalled outφωνήσαςandsaid,εἶπεν‘FatherΠάτερAbraham,Ἀβραάμhave mercy onἐλέησόνme,μεandκαὶsendπέμψονLazarusΛάζαρονtoἵναdipβάψῃthe tipτὸ ἄκρονof his fingerτοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦin waterὕδατοςandκαὶcoolκαταψύξῃmy tongue,τὴν γλῶσσάν μουbecauseὅτιI am in agonyὀδυνῶμαιinἐνthisτῇ ταύτῃflame.’φλογὶ
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnēsas” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsforefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “Pater” appearsAbraham
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” appearshave mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “eleēson” appearssend
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempson” appearsLazarus
Lazarus: the brother of Martha and Mary, whom Jesus raised; also the name of the poor man in a parable.
Where else “Lazaron” appearsdip
Put something in a liquid and take it out.
Where else “bapsēi” appearsend, tip
End, tip; the farthest point.
Where else “akron” appearsfinger
Finger.
Where else “daktylou” appearswater
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appearscool
Cool, refresh.
Where else “katapsyxēi” appearstongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssan” appearsbe in anguish
Be in anguish, be in great pain, be distressed.
Where else “odynōmai” appearsflame
Flame.
Where else “phlogi” appears23And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 · This verse (above)
25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
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?
