21 and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell from the rich man’s table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores. 22 Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to [a](A)Abraham’s arms; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 And in (B)Hades he raised his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his [b]arms.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:22 Lit Abraham’s bosom; or lap; ancient Jewish terminology for the place of the righteous dead
  2. Luke 16:23 See note v 22

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