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He cried and said, `Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.`
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The Great Reversal
Commentators highlight the dramatic shift in status. The rich man, who ignored the suffering Lazarus at his gate, now desperately begs that same Lazarus for the smallest act of mercy. This illustrates that earthly wealth and status are meaningless in eternity, where the righteous poor are exalted and the selfish rich are humbled.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Father Abraham. The Jews considered it a great honor that Abraham was their father—that is, that they were descendants from him. …
That he may dip (ινα βαψη). First aorist active subjunctive of βαπτω, common verb, to dip.
In water (υδατο…
19th Century
Anglican
Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger...—The words, in their relation to the effect of the punishment on the rich man’s char…
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After his death, Lazarus is escorted by “the angels,” in contrast to the rich man who is merely “buried” (v.22). “Abraham’s side” may picture recli…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he cried and said, father Abraham The Jews used to call Abraham their father, and were proud of their descent fr…
Here spiritual things are represented in a description of the different states of the good and the bad, in this world and in the next. We are not t…
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