Luke 16 Footnotes

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16:19-24 The opening to this story (“There was a rich man”) indicates that it is a parable (v. 1), and thus the details of its picture of the afterlife should not be taken too literally. Certainly, however, Jesus taught life after death, including reward for the righteous and punishment for the wicked (Mt 8:11-12; 18:9).