Luke 16:21 MSG/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 21 All he lived for was to get a meal from scraps off the rich man's table. His best friends were the dogs who came and licked his sores. | 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. |
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