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NASB | Luke 16:23 "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 16:23 "In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise). |
Bible Question (short): Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? |
Question (full): Greetings Matt! Two quick points, if I may? 1) The question isn't what you believe about Luke 16:19ff. The question is what does Scripture say my friend. This passage is never identfied as a parable. Therefore, one is only speculating if one claims that it is! :-) However, there are many places where Scripture clearly says that Jesus was using a parable. So, can anyone simply claim that any passage he doesn't agree with is a parable? 2) Luke 8:10 has no relevance to Luke 16:19ff. It would be absurd to claim on the basis of this verse that everything Jesus said to anyone who wasn't one of His disciples had to be a parable. How about Mt. 12:3-8? Jesus answered the question of the Pharisees with a straight answer, not a parable! 3) Eternal Fire: Mt. 18:8 uses the adjective 'aionios' to describe the fire. This adjective only occurs 70 times in the New Testament. Your telling me that 56 of these occurances refer to things that have already ended? Which verses please? How also do you explain Mt. 25:46? "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." The same exact adjective describes both the 'life' and the 'punishment'. How can one refer to 'life' that lasts forever, but the other to a punishment that ends at some point? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |