Luke 16:27

Easy-to-Read Version

"The rich man said, ‘Then please, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house on earth.

Parallel Translations

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then he sayd: I praye the therfore father send him to my fathers housse.

Hebrew Names Version
"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

International Standard Version
"The rich manHe">[fn] said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house -

New American Standard Bible
"And he said, 'Then I request of you, father, that you send him to my father's house—

New Century Version
The rich man said, ‘Father, then please send Lazarus to my father's house.

Update Bible Version
And he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house:

Amplified Bible
"So the rich man said, 'Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house—

English Standard Version
And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house—

World English Bible
"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then he said, I pray thee, therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

Weymouth's New Testament
"`I entreat you then, father,' said he, `to send him to my father's house.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thou sende hym in to the hous of my fadir.

English Revised Version
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

Berean Standard Bible
'Then I beg you, father,' he said, 'send Lazarus to my father's house,

Contemporary English Version
But the rich man said, "Abraham, then please send Lazarus to my father's home.

American Standard Version
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

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

Complete Jewish Bible
"He answered, ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father's house,

Darby Translation
And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,

Etheridge Translation
He said to him, I pray thee, then, my father, to send him unto my father's house:

Murdock Translation
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;

King James Version (1611)
Then he said, I pray thee therefore father, that thou wouldest send him to my fathers house:

New Living Translation
"Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father's home.

New Life Bible
"Then the rich man said, ‘Father, then I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house.

New Revised Standard
He said, ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father's house—

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he said, I pray thee therfore, father, yt thou wouldest sende him to my fathers house,

George Lamsa Translation
He said to him, If that is so, I beseech you, O my father, to send him to my father''s house;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But he said - I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father's house, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee that thou wouldst send him to my father’s house, for I have five brethren,

Revised Standard Version
And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then he sayde: I pray thee therfore father, sende hym to my fathers house.

Good News Translation
The rich man said, ‘Then I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house,

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house—

King James Version
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

Lexham English Bible
So he said, ‘Then I ask you, father, that you send him to my father's house,

Literal Translation
And he said, Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house;

Young's Literal Translation
`And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he: I pray the then father, that thou wilt sende him vnto my fathers house,

Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which he said, father, I beg it of you, that you would send him to my father's family, where I have five brothers,

THE MESSAGE
"The rich man said, ‘Then let me ask you, Father: Send him to the house of my father where I have five brothers, so he can tell them the score and warn them so they won't end up here in this place of torment.'

New English Translation
So the rich man said, ‘Then I beg you, father—send Lazarus to my father's house

New King James Version
"Then he said, "I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Then the rich guy begged, 'Then please, Abraham, send someone to my father's house and

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house—

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, ‘Then I am asking you, father, that you send him to my father's house—

Contextual Overview

¹⁹ Jesus said, "There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day. ²⁰ There was also a very poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus' body was covered with sores. He was often put by the rich man's gate. ²¹ Lazarus wanted only to eat the scraps of food left on the floor under the rich man's table. And the dogs came and licked his sores. ²² "Later, Lazarus died. The angels took him and placed him in the arms of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³ He was sent to the place of death and was in great pain. He saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his arms. ²⁴ He called, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to me so that he can dip his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am suffering in this fire!' ²⁵ "But Abraham said, ‘My child, remember when you lived? You had all the good things in life. But Lazarus had nothing but problems. Now he is comforted here, and you are suffering. ²⁶ Also, there is a big pit between you and us. No one can cross over to help you, and no one can come here from there.' ²⁷ "The rich man said, ‘Then please, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house on earth. ²⁸ I have five brothers. He could warn my brothers so that they will not come to this place of pain.'

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then he said, I pray thee therefore father,.... The Cambridge, copy of Beza's, and the Ethiopic version read, "father Abraham"; finding he could have no redress of his misery, nor any relief for himself, he applies for others:

that thou wouldst send him to my father's house; the house of Israel and Jacob, the surviving Jews: and this agrees also with a notion of theirs, that the dead seek for mercy for them l. The Persic and Ethiopic versions read, "that thou wouldst send Lazarus", &c. whom the one calls Gazarus, and the other Eleazar.

l T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 16. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Five brethren - The number “five” is mentioned merely to preserve the appearance of verisimilitude in the story. It is not to be spiritualized, nor are we to suppose that it has any hidden or inscrutable meaning.

May testify unto them - May bear “witness” to them, or may inform them of what is my situation, and the dreadful consequences of the life that I have led. It is remarkable that he did not ask to go himself. He knew that he could not be released, even for so short a time. His condition was fixed. Yet he had no wish that his friends should suffer, and he supposed that if one went from the dead they would hear him.