They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
Luke 16:22 - New Revised Standard Version The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And it occurred that the man [reduced to] begging died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried. Common English Bible “The poor man died and was carried by angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham. Now the wealthy man also died, and he was entombed in Hell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. |
They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
Then I saw the wicked buried; they used to go in and out of the holy place, and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity.
What right do you have here? Who are your relatives here, that you have cut out a tomb here for yourself, cutting a tomb on the height, and carving a habitation for yourself in the rock?
“Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
I tell you, many will come from east and west and will eat with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known.
One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him;
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”
Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”