Luke 16:19 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 16:19

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

BSB

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ASV

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

KJV

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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Commentary

4 voices

Irenaeus

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 4 (202)

Now, He has not merely related to us a story respecting a poor man and a rich one; but He has taught us, in the first place, that no one should lead a luxurious life, nor, living in worldly pleasures and perpetual feastings, should be the slave of his lusts, and forget God. "For there was," He says, "a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and delighted himself with splendid feasts."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

As the parable of the prodigal son set before us the grace of the gospel, which is encouraging to us all, so this sets before us the wrath to come, and is designed for our awakening; and very fast asleep those are in sin that will not be awakened by it. The Pharisees made a jest of Christ's sermon against worldliness; now this parable was intended to make those mockers serious.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Well, and what harm was there in all this? It is no sin to be rich, no sin to wear purple and fine linen, nor to keep a plentiful table, if a man's estate will afford it.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

There was a certain rich man - Many have supposed that our Lord here refers to a “real history,” and gives an account of some man who had lived in this manner; but of this there is no evidence. The probability is that this narrative is to be considered as a parable, referring not to any particular case which “had” actually happened, but teaching that such cases “might” happen. The “design” of the narrative is to be collected from the previous conversation.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἄνθρωπος	Anthrōpos	A man	G444 →
δέ	de	now	G1161 →
τις	tis	certain	G5100 →
ἦν	ēn	there was	G1510 →
πλούσιος	plousios	rich	G4145 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐνεδιδύσκετο	enedidusketo	he was clothed in	G1737 →
πορφύραν	porphuran	purple	G4209 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
βύσσον	busson	fine linen	G1040 →
εὐφραινόμενος	euphrainomenos	making good cheer	G2165 →
καθ᾽	kath᾽	every	G2596 →
ἡμέραν	hēmeran	day	G2250 →
λαμπρῶς.	lamprōs	in splendor.	G2988 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 16:49
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
leads to
- Genesis 13:10
  And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was…
- Psalms 138:6
  Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- Ezekiel 28:2
  “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
- Luke 12:16–20
  Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
- Ezekiel 18:16
  He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Through
Ezekiel 27:7
Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
leads to
- Exodus 25:4
  blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
- Jeremiah 10:9
  Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
- Isaiah 19:9
  The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke