Luke 16:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

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  • Acts 3:2 : 2 And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
  • Job 2:7 : 7 And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
  • Ps 73:14 : 14 For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.
  • Isa 1:6 : 6 The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.
  • Jer 8:22 : 22 Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
  • Luke 16:21 : 21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
  • Luke 18:35-43 : 35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by. 36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this? 37 And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by. 38 And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him, 41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again. 42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well. 43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
  • John 11:1 : 1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

    22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

    23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

    24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

    25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

    26 And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

    27 And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

  • 19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

  • John 11:1-2
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    1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

    2 (The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

  • Acts 3:2-3
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    2 And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

    3 He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.

  • 1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

  • 2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.

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    14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

    15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

    16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

    17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

  • 2 Sam 12:2-4
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    2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;

    3 But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

    4 Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come.

  • 35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

  • 21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

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    30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

    31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

  • 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

  • 16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • 2 So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

  • 13 But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

  • 8 And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.

  • 43 Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

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    15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

    16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

  • 30 And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

  • 12 And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

  • 5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • 12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

  • 56 And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

  • 18 And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

  • 46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

  • 20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • Luke 21:1-2
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    1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

    2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

  • 36 Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

  • 3 In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.

  • 33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

  • 9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

  • 40 And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

  • 23 But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

  • 33 And there was a certain man there, named Aeneas, who for eight years had been in bed, without power of moving.