Bible Commentaries
Luke 16

Verse 15

Luke 16:15

SINCERITY NOT ENOUGH

Paul was- Acts 23:1 & Acts 26:9-11, 1 Timothy 1:12-16, Acts 7:58-60 & Acts 8:1.

Cornelius was--- Acts 10:1-2 & Acts 11:13-14.

See also Proverbs 14:12, Luke 16:15, Isaiah 55:8-9.

See 2 3:16 note for the "Authority of the Bible"

Verse 18

Luke 16:18

DIVORCE -- Matthew 19:8-9 & Matthew 5:31-32; 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, Luke 16:18, Romans 7:1-3, Mark 6:16-18, Ezra 10:1-3.

Verse 22

Where Are The Dead? See note on 2 Corinthians 5:8

Verse 23

Luke 16:23

Abraham ... Abraham’s bosom , called such also by Josephus in his Discourse to the Greeks about Hades.

Abraham’s bosom. This same expression (found only here in Scripture) was used in the Talmud as a figure for heaven.

Abraham’s bosom was an idiom for eating next to Abraham at a feast. This would be a reference to a welcoming meal for Jews into the righteous side of hades (paradise, cf. 23:43). - Utley.

It is not a synonym for paradise; but to repose on Abraham’s bosom is to be in paradise, for Abraham is there John 8:56; - Plummer, A.

Abraham’s side (lit., “bosom”), which means he was welcomed into the fellowship of other believers already in heaven, particularly Abraham, the father of the Jewish people. - The ESV Study Bible (p. 1991)