Luke 16:25 Meaning and Explanation
“But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.”
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Read Full Chapter →Abraham answers: you received your good things in your lifetime, and Lazarus evil things; now he is comforted and you are in anguish.
What Does Luke 16:25 Mean?
Abraham's reply is tender in address — Son — and immovable in substance. He bids the man remember: a lifetime of good things received and enjoyed, while Lazarus lay in evil things at the gate, seen daily and relieved never. Memory itself becomes the testimony.
Thy good things is the piercing phrase. He had treated comfort as his portion and his purpose, and he received in full the only treasure he ever laid up — as Jesus had already said, 'Woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation' (Luke 6:24). The scene sings Mary's song in a minor key: the hungry filled with good things, the rich sent empty away (Luke 1:53). The question left for the living is which things we are living for.
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What does Luke 16:25 mean?
Abraham answers: you received your good things in your lifetime, and Lazarus evil things; now he is comforted and you are in anguish.