Luke 16:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ There was also a very poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores. Lazarus was often put at the rich man’s gate.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And at his gate there was [carelessly] dropped down and left a certain utterly destitute man named Lazarus, [reduced to begging alms and] covered with [ulcerated] sores.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

Common English Bible

²⁰ At his gate lay a certain poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, covered with sores,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores,

Luke 16:20 Cross References

Job 2:7

Then Satan went away from the Lord. Satan gave Job painful sores. The painful sores were all over Job’s body from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

Psalm 34:19

Good people might have many problems,\par but the Lord will save them\par from every one of their problems.\par

Psalm 73:14

God, I suffer all day long.\par And you punish me every morning.\par

Isaiah 1:6

From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, every part of your body has wounds, hurts, and open sores. You have not cared for your sores. Your wounds are not cleaned and covered.

Jeremiah 8:22

Surely there is some medicine in Gilead.\par Surely there is a doctor in Gilead.\par So why are the hurts of my people\par

Matthew 26:71

Then Peter left the yard. At the gate, another girl saw him. The girl said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a rich man that always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day.

Luke 16:21

Lazarus wanted only to eat the small pieces of food left from the rich man’s table. And the dogs came and licked his sores!

John 11:1

There was a man named Lazarus who was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany. This is the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

Acts 3:2

When they were going into the temple yard, a man was there. This man had been crippled all his life. He could not walk, so some friends carried him. His friends brought him to the temple every day. They put the crippled man by one of the gates outside the temple. It was called Beautiful Gate. There the man begged for money from the people going to the temple.

James 1:9

Believers who are poor should be glad that God considers them so important.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people in the world to be rich with faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to people who love him.

1 Samuel 2:8

The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]