Luke 16:21
who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 15:27 : 27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied,“but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
- Mark 7:28 : 28 She answered,“Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
- John 6:12 : 12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
- 1 Cor 4:11 : 11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
- 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
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19The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
20But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,
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22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
23And in Hades, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.
24So he called out,‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’
25But Abraham said,‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.
26Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’
27So the rich man said,‘Then I beg you, father– send Lazarus to my father’s house
- Matt 15:25-273 verses77%
25But she came and bowed down before him and said,“Lord, help me!”
26“It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.
27“Yes, Lord,” she replied,“but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
- Mark 7:27-282 verses75%
27He said to her,“Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and to throw it to the dogs.”
28She answered,“Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
- Luke 15:14-174 verses74%
14Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
15So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.
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4“When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed the traveler who had come to visit him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked it for the man who had come to visit him.”
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21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
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13But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
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20so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.
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6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
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30Jesus replied,“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him half dead.
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