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Luke 16:19
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
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“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
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There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
ESV
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"There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
NLT
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Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.
MSG
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"There once was a rich man, expensively dressed in the latest fashions, wasting his days in conspicuous consumption.
CSB
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"There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.
Luke 16:19 In-Context
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It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
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At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
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and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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Ezekiel 16:49
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