Luke 16:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,”

Luke 16:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 16:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 16:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,”

Luke 16:20 — World English Bible

Luke 16:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, ”

Luke 16:20 — American Standard Version

Luke 16:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,”

Luke 16:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 16:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores, ”

Luke 16:20 — Darby Translation

Luke 16:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,”

Luke 16:20 — Geneva Bible

Luke 16:20 in Context — Luke 16

18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

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What Does Luke 16:20 Mean?

Luke 16:20 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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