Luke 16:21
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Cross-reference
Luke 16:20 introduces Lazarus as a beggar full of sores — the immediate context for his desire for crumbs here.
In Matthew 15:27, the Canaanite woman uses the same 'dogs eat crumbs from the table' analogy — directly mirroring Lazarus's desire for scraps.
In Mark 7:28, the Syrophoenician woman uses the same 'dogs under the table eat children's crumbs' analogy — parallel to Lazarus longing for scraps.
Ezekiel 16:49 condemns Sodom for pride and neglecting the poor — mirroring the rich man's neglect of Lazarus at his gate.
In Job 2:8, Job scrapes his sores with a potsherd — both depict extreme physical affliction with sores, linking suffering of the righteous.
In Job 31:16, Job claims he never withheld from the poor — contrasting the rich man who ignored Lazarus at his gate.
In 1 Corinthians 4:11, Paul describes hunger and homelessness as apostolic hardships — similar physical deprivation to Lazarus longing for scraps.
In 2 Corinthians 11:27, Paul again lists hunger and thirst — echoing the same theme of deprivation as Lazarus.