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Luke 16

Luke 16:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There was
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
a certain
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
rich
plousios (Greek #4145)
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
KJV usage: rich.
Pronounce: ploo'-see-os
Origin: from 4149
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, which
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
was clothed
endidusko (Greek #1737)
to invest (with a garment)
KJV usage: clothe in, wear.
Pronounce: en-did-oos'-ko
Origin: a prolonged form of 1746
in purple
porphura (Greek #4209)
the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it
KJV usage: purple.
Pronounce: por-foo'-rah
Origin: of Latin origin
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
fine linen
bussos (Greek #1040)
white linen
KJV usage: fine linen.
Pronounce: boos'-sos
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0948)
, and fared
euphraino (Greek #2165)
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
KJV usage: fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.
Pronounce: yoo-frah'-ee-no
Origin: from 2095 and 5424
sumptuously
lampros (Greek #2988)
brilliantly, i.e. figuratively, luxuriously
KJV usage: sumptuously.
Pronounce: lam-proce'
Origin: adverb from 2986
every
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
day
hemera (Greek #2250)
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
KJV usage: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
Pronounce: hay-mer'-ah
Origin: feminine (with 5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle
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Ministry on This Verse

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Luke 12:16‑21• 16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
 17And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.
 18And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
 19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
 21Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:16‑21)
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Luke 18:24‑25• 24But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;
 25for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:24‑25)
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James 5:1‑5• 1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.
 2Your wealth is become rotten, and your garments moth-eaten.
 3Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days.
 4Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
 5Ye have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter; (James 5:1‑5)
clothed.
Luke 16:1• 1And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and *he* was accused to him as wasting his goods. (Luke 16:1)
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Luke 15:13• 13And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery. (Luke 15:13)
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Job 21:11‑15• 11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
 12They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
 13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.
 14And they say unto *God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
 15What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him? (Job 21:11‑15)
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Psa. 73:3‑7• 3For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
 4For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
 5They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like other men:
 6Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment;
 7Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart: (Psa. 73:3‑7)
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Ezek. 16:49• 49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters, but she did not strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. (Ezek. 16:49)
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Amos 6:4‑6• 4that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
 5that chant to the sound of the lute, and invent them instruments of music, like David;
 6that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph. (Amos 6:4‑6)
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Rev. 17:4• 4And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication; (Rev. 17:4)
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Rev. 18:7,16• 7So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief:
 16saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls! (Rev. 18:7,16)
purple.
Judg. 8:26• 26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. (Judg. 8:26)
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Esther 8:15• 15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
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Ezek. 16:13• 13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was byssus, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou becamest exceedingly beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. (Ezek. 16:13)
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Ezek. 27:7• 7Byssus with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for a banner; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning. (Ezek. 27:7)
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Mark 15:17,20• 17And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.
 20And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him. (Mark 15:17,20)
• {v.19-31} Meanwhile, the possession of riches was anything rather than a proof of God’s favor. Personal selfishness, and alas! indifference to a brother in distress at his door, was, instead, the characteristic of its possession among the Jews. Revelation opens the other world to our view. (“Luke 16” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.19-31}The whole tenor of this parable shows its connection with the question of Israel’s hopes, and the idea that riches were a proof of the favor of God (an idea which, false as it may be in every case, is intelligible enough if this world is the scene of blessing under the government of God). (“Luke 16” by J.N. Darby)
• The rich man acted on precisely the opposite principle to the steward at the beginning of the chapter. (“Luke 16” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

W. Kelly Translation

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Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.