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Luke 16:26

And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

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ASV

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

KJV

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἐνenbesidesG1722 →
πᾶσινpasinallG3956 →
τούτοιςtoutoisthese thingsG3778 →
μεταξὺmetaxubetweenG3342 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnusG3165 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771 →
χάσμαchasmaa chasmG5490 →
μέγαmegagreatG3173 →
ἐστήρικταιestēriktaihas been fixedG4741 →
ὅπωςhopōsso thatG3704 →
οἱhoithoseG3588 →
θέλοντεςthelontesdesiringG2309 →
διαβῆναιdiabēnaito passG1224 →
ἔνθενenthenfrom here
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
δύνωνταιdunōntaimay be ableG1410 →
μηδὲmēdenorG3366 →
ἐκεῖθενekeithenfrom thereG1564 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
διαπερῶσιν.¶diaperōsinthey shall pass.G1276 →

The walk

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1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”Ezekiel 42:20So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.Job 10:22to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”Romans 9:10Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;James 1:11–12For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.Revelation 20:10And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.2 Thessalonians 1:4–10That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.James 5:1–7Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”Matthew 5:26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.Luke 12:59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”Ezekiel 28:24For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

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