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Luke 16:21
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Lazarus prayed for just a small scrap from the rich guy's table, but all he could settle for were dogs to lick his rotting flesh.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell [fn] from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man's table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: yea, the dogs also came and licked his sores.
covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores.
And desiring to bee fed with the crummes which fel from the rich mans table: moreouer the dogges came and licked his sores.
and longing to be filled from the crumbs that were falling from the table of the rich one. But coming, even the dogs licked his sores.
and desyred to be fylled with the crommes, that fell from the riche mans table. Yet came the dogges, and licked his sores.
but he wanted to be fed with the crumbs, that fell from the rich man's table.
"He [eagerly] longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche manes borde. Neverthelesse the dogges came and licked his soores.
and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man's table; yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.
He wanted to eat only the small pieces of food that fell from the rich man's table. And the dogs would come and lick his sores.
who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.
He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them.
He would have been glad to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table; but instead, even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores.
He longed to fill his stomach with the crumbs that fell from the rich man''s tray; the dogs also came and licked his boils.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
He was always craving to satisfy his hunger with what fellthe scraps that fell">[fn] from the rich man's table. In fact, even the dogs used to come and lick his sores.
and desired to fill his belly with the crumbs which fell from the table of that rich. And also the dogs came and licked his wounds.
And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.
As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
He wanted the pieces of food that fell from the table of the rich man. Even dogs came and licked his sores.
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores.
Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. And no one did give him: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.
And desiring to be refresshed with the crumbes which fell from ye riche mans boorde [And no man gaue vnto hym]: but the dogges came and licked his sores.
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.
who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell from the rich man's table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores.
hoping to eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
and coueitide to be fulfillid of the crummes, that fellen doun fro the riche mannus boord, and no man yaf to hym; but houndis camen, and lickiden hise bilis.
and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desiring: 1 Corinthians 4:11, 2 Corinthians 11:27
crumbs: Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28, John 6:12
Reciprocal: Job 2:8 - took him Job 31:16 - withheld Isaiah 1:6 - the sole Ezekiel 16:49 - neither Luke 16:20 - full Luke 18:35 - begging
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs,.... The offal food, broken bread, fragments of meat: that food which falls from the knife, or plate, in eating, and from thence on the ground; and literally understood, may express the low condition Christ was in, in his human nature: he assumed a true body, like to ours, and partook of the same flesh and blood with us, and was liable to the same infirmities as ours, which are sinless; and among the rest, was subject to hunger and thirst, and was obliged to the ministration of others for a subsistence: and it may also express his contentment in such a condition; he never murmured at the providence of God, but was entirely, resigned to his will; he did not desire to live in fulness and affluence, but avoided and shunned every step that led unto it; nor did he envy the plenty of others, and was fully satisfied with his meanness; nor did he ever work a miracle for the sake of feeding himself. Moreover, the words being understood mystically, may design the elect of God among the Jews, who, like crumbs, were few in number, a seed, a remnant, according to the election of grace; there were but few among them that were chosen of God, and effectually called by his grace; and but a little flock to whom he gave the kingdom; and a small number, who entered in at the strait gate, and were saved; and these few were very mean and despicable for their outward poverty; for the poor had the Gospel preached to them, and they received it, when the rich, and the rulers of the people, rejected it: and they were like crumbs their small degree of worldly wisdom and knowledge, being babes, simple, and foolish, who followed Christ, while the learned, wise, and prudent despised him; and for their sinfulness and vileness, being, generally speaking, notorious sinners, publicans and harlots; and of these it may be said what follows,
which fell from the rich man's table; being originally of the Jews, but separated from them by the grace of God, and rejected by them with scorn and contempt. These Christ "desired"; see Song of Solomon 7:10 his desire was towards them from everlasting, when he asked them of his Father, and they were given to him; and it was not only after their persons, but after their salvation, and that both in eternity and in time; and which he signified by various words and actions; and it is towards them, while in a state of unregeneracy, that they may be converted, and believe in him; and when they are called, he delights in the grace he puts in them, and in the righteousness he puts upon them; he takes pleasure in their company; he desires them for his habitation; he stands at the door and knocks for admission to them; and nothing is he more earnestly solicitous for, and eager after, than their being with him in glory to all eternity; and his end in all, "is to be fed" or "satisfied with them"; see Isaiah 53:11 he came into the world to gather these scattered crumbs and fragments together; it was his meat and drink, to work out their salvation; and it will be his highest joy and pleasure to present them to his Father, and himself, complete and perfect, and introduce them into his kingdom and glory: he will be fully satisfied in them, and they in him, when they shall awake in his likeness. Then will all Christ's desires, prayers, and intercessions, have their full accomplishment. The Vulgate Latin adds, "and no man gave to him"; which seems to be transcribed from
Luke 15:16 and is not supported by any copy or version.
Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores: by the dogs are meant not the Jews, though they are sometimes so called, and especially the Scribes and Pharisees, Psalms 22:16 for these made his sores and wounds, or were the authors of his sorrows and sufferings; but rather the Gentiles, who were so called by the Jews; Psalms 22:16- : because these creatures were unclean by the law, and had in the greatest contempt by the Jews; and for their barbarity, malice, and cruelty,
Deuteronomy 23:18 as the Gentiles were by the Jews esteemed unclean and unfit, either for civil or religious conversation; and were treated as aliens by them; and were indeed in their Heathenish state, barbarous and inhuman, and lived in malice, hateful, and hating one another: these, some of them came to Christ in person, as the centurion, and Syrophenician woman, many of the Samaritans, who, with the Jews, were all one as Heathens, and several Grecians at the feast; and many of them also came to him by faith, through the ministry of his servants, under the influence of divine grace, and that according to various prophecies in the Old Testament, concerning the calling and gathering of the Gentiles to him: these embraced a crucified Christ; and fed upon the slain Lamb of God; eat his flesh, and drank his blood; stretched forth the hand of faith, and thrust it into his bleeding wounds; and lived by faith on him, who was wounded and bruised for their sins, and whose blood was shed for the remission of them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Beggar - Poor man. The original word does not mean âbeggar,â but simply that he was âpoor.â It should have been so translated to keep up the contrast with the ârich man.â
Named Lazarus - The word Lazarus is Hebrew, and means a man destitute of help, a needy, poor man. It is a name given, therefore, to denote his needy condition.
Laid at his gate - At the door of the rich man, in order that he might obtain aid.
Full of sores - Covered with ulcers; afflicted not only with poverty, but with loathsome and offensive ulcers, such as often are the accompaniments of poverty and want. These circumstances are designed to show how different was his condition from that of the rich man. âHeâ was clothed in purple; the poor man was covered with sores; âheâ fared sumptuously; the poor man was dependent even for the crumbs that fell from the rich manâs table.
The dogs came - Such was his miserable condition that even the dogs, as if moved by pity, came and licked his sores in kindness to him. These circumstances of his misery are very touching, and his condition, contrasted with that of the rich man, is very striking. It is not affirmed that the rich man was unkind to him, or drove him away, or refused to aid him. The narrative is designed simply to show that the possession of wealth, and all the blessings of this life, could not exempt from death and misery, and that the lowest condition among mortals may be connected with life and happiness beyond the grave. There was no provision made for the helpless poor in those days, and consequently they were often laid at the gates of the rich, and in places of public resort, for charity. See Acts 3:2. The gospel has been the means of all the public charity now made for the needy, as it has of providing hospitals for those who are sick and afflicted. No pagan nation ever had a hospital or an almshouse for the needy, the aged, the blind, the insane. Many heathen nations, as the Hindoos and the Sandwich Islanders, destroyed their aged people; and âallâ left their poor to the miseries of public begging, and their sick to the care of their friends or to private charity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 16:21. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs — And it is likely this desire was complied with, for it is not intimated that he spurned away the poor man from the gate, or that his suit was rejected. And as we find, Luke 16:24, that the rich man desired that Lazarus should be sent with a little water to him, it is a strong intimation that he considered him under some kind of obligation to him; for, had he refused him a few crumbs in his lifetime, it is not reasonable to suppose that he would now have requested such a favour from him; nor does Abraham glance at any such uncharitable conduct on the part of the rich man.
We may now observe,
II. In what the punishment of this man consisted.
1. Lazarus dies and is carried into Abraham's bosom. By the phrase, Abraham's bosom, an allusion is made to the custom at Jewish feasts, when three persons reclining on their left elbows on a couch, the person whose head came near the breast of the other, was said to lie in his bosom. So it is said of the beloved disciple, John 13:25. Abraham's bosom was a phrase used among the Jews to signify the paradise of God. See Josephus's account of the Maccabees, chap. xiii.
