Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores New Living Translation At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores. English Standard Version And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, Berean Standard Bible And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores Berean Literal Bible And a certain poor man named Lazarus, being full of sores, was laid at his gate King James Bible And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, New King James Version But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, New American Standard Bible And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, NASB 1995 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, NASB 1977 “And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, Legacy Standard Bible But a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, Amplified Bible And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores. Christian Standard Bible But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was lying at his gate. Holman Christian Standard Bible But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate. American Standard Version and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And there was a certain poor man whose name was Lazar and he lay at the gate of that rich man, being stricken with abscesses.” Contemporary English Version But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house. Douay-Rheims Bible And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores, English Revised Version and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, GOD'S WORD® Translation There was also a beggar named Lazarus who was regularly brought to the gate of the rich man's house. Good News Translation There was also a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who used to be brought to the rich man's door, International Standard Version A beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was brought to his gate. Literal Standard Version and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores, Majority Standard Bible And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores New American Bible And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, NET Bible But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores, New Revised Standard Version And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, New Heart English Bible A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was placed at his gate, full of sores, Webster's Bible Translation And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, Weymouth New Testament while at his outer door there lay a beggar, Lazarus by name, World English Bible A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores, Young's Literal Translation and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Rich Man and Lazarus19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. 20And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores 21and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.… Cross References Matthew 26:71 When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." Luke 16:19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. Luke 16:21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. Acts 3:2 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts. Treasury of Scripture And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, a certain. Luke 18:35-43 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: … 1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. James 1:9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: Lazarus. John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. was laid. Acts 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; full. Luke 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. Job 2:7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Jump to Previous Beggar Covered Door Full Gate Gateway Lazarus Laz'arus Outer Poor Porch Sores Stretched WoundsJump to Next Beggar Covered Door Full Gate Gateway Lazarus Laz'arus Outer Poor Porch Sores Stretched WoundsLuke 16 1. The parable of the unjust steward.14. Jesus reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees. 19. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar. (20) And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus.--The word for "beggar," it may be noted, is the same as the "poor" of Luke 6:20. The occurrence in this one solitary instance of a personal name in our Lord's parables, suggests the question, What was meant by it? Three answers present themselves, each of which is more or less compatible with the other two. (1) There may have been an actual beggar of that name known both to the disciples and the Pharisees. (2) The significance of the name, the current Greek form of Eleazar (="God is the helper"), may have been meant to symbolise the outward wretchedness of one who had no other help. (3) As that which seems most probable, the name may have been intended as a warning to Lazarus of Bethany. He was certainly rich. We have seen some reason to identify him with the young ruler that had great possessions. (See Notes on Matthew 19:18.) In any case he was exposed to the temptations that wealth brings with it. What more effectual warning could be given him than to hear his own name brought into a parable, as belonging to the beggar who was carried into Abraham's bosom, while his own actual life corresponded more or less closely to that of the rich man who passed into the torments of Hades? Was he not taught in this way, what all else failed to teach him, that if he wished for eternal life he must strip himself of the wealth which made it impossible for him to enter the Kingdom of God? It may be noted that almost every harmonised arrangement of the Gospel history places the parable almost immediately before the death and raising of Lazarus (see Note on John 11:1), while in some of them the question of the young ruler comes between the two. The combination, in either case, suggests the thought of a continuous process of spiritual education, by which the things that were "impossible with men" were shown to be "possible with God" (Matthew 19:26). First the picture of the unseen world drawn in symbolic imagery, so as to force itself upon his notice, then an actual experience of the realities of that life; this was what he needed, and this was given him. Laid at his gate, full of sores, . . .--Literally, at his porch, or gateway. The Greek word for "full of sores" is somewhat more technical than the English one; literally, ulcerated, one which a medical writer like St. Luke would use to express a generally ulcerous state of the whole body. The description led, in course of time, to the application of the leper's name to those who suffered from leprosy, as producing an analogous condition, and so we get the terms, lazar, lazar-house, lazaretto. In the Italian lazzaroni the idea of the beggary is prominent without that of the sores. Verses 20, 21. - And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. In striking contrast to the life of the rich man, the Master, with a few touches, paints the life of the beggar Lazarus. This giving a name to a personage in the parable occurs nowhere else in the evangelists' reports of our Lord's parabolic teaching. It probably was done in this case just to give us a hint, for it is nothing more, of the personal character of the poor sufferer who in the end was so blessed. The object of the parable, as we shall see, did not include any detailed account of the beggar-man's inner life; just this name is given him to show us why, when he died, he found himself at once in bliss. Among the Jews the name very often describes the character of him who bears it. The Greek name Lazarus is derived from two Hebrew words, El-ezer ("God-help"), shortened by the rabbis into Leazar, whence Lazarus. He was, then, one of those happy ones whose confidence, in all his grief and misery, was in God alone. Well was his trust, as we shall see, justified. The gate at which he was daily laid was a stately portal (πυλών). Lazarus is represented as utterly unable to win his bread. He was a constant sufferer, covered with sores, wasting under the dominion of a loathsome, incurable disease. This representative of human suffering has taken a strange hold on the imagination of men. In many of the languages of Europe the name of the beggar of the parable appears in the terms "lazar," "lazar-house," and "lazaretto," "lazzaroni." Unable himself to walk, some pitying friend or friends among the poor - the poor are never backward in helping others poorer than themselves, thus setting a noble example to the rich - brought him and laid him daily close by the splendid gates of the palace of Dives. The crumbs signify the broken fragments which the servants of the rich man would contemptuously, perhaps pityingly, toss to the poor helpless beggar-man as he lay by the gate. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. These were the wild, homeless pariah dogs so common in all Eastern cities, who act as the street-scavengers, and are regarded as unclean. This mention of the dogs clustering round him does not suggest any contrast between the pitying animals and pitiless men, but simply adds additional colour to the picture of the utter helplessness of the diseased sufferer; there he lay, and as he lay, the rough homeless dogs would lick his unbandaged wounds as they passed on the forage.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. a τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. beggar πτωχὸς (ptōchos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. named ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. Lazarus Λάζαρος (Lazaros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2976: Probably of Hebrew origin; Lazarus, the name of two Israelites. lay ἐβέβλητο (ebeblēto) Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. at πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. gate, πυλῶνα (pylōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4440: From pule; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule. covered with sores εἱλκωμένος (heilkōmenos) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1669: To afflict with sores; pass: To be afflicted with sores. From helkos; to cause to ulcerate, i.e. be ulcerous. 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