20 And a certain poor man named[a] Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate, 21 and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came and[b] licked his sores. 22 Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side.[c] And the rich man also died and was buried.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:20 Literally “by name”
  2. Luke 16:21 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 16:22 Literally “the bosom of Abraham”

20 At his gate was laid a beggar(A) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(B) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

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