Luke 16:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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  • Ps 9:17 : 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
  • Luke 16:28 : 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
  • Rev 14:10-11 : 10 He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
  • Isa 14:9 : 9 Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
  • Isa 14:15 : 15 Yet you will be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the council: but whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.
  • Matt 5:29 : 29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
  • Matt 8:11-12 : 11 And I say to you, that many will come from the east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 18:9 : 9 And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
  • Matt 23:33 : 33 Serpents, brood of vipers, how can you escape the condemnation of hell?
  • Luke 8:28 : 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I beg you, torment me not.
  • Luke 13:28-29 : 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
  • Matt 8:29 : 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?
  • Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
  • Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not leave my soul in hell; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
  • Ps 49:15 : 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
  • Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of hell.
  • Prov 5:5 : 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
  • Prov 7:27 : 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:18 : 18 But he does not know that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
  • Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • Rev 20:13-14 : 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
  • 1 Cor 15:55 : 55 'O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'

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

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

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

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    24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

    25But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

    26And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from there.

    27Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house:

    28For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

    29Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

    30And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent.

    31And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.

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