Luke 16:23

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Cross-references

Luke 16:28 Parallel

In Luke 16:28, the rich man asks Abraham to warn his brothers about this place of torment, continuing the same parable.

Luke 16:25 Parallel

In Luke 16:25, Abraham explains the reversal: the rich man's torment comes from receiving good things in life while Lazarus suffered.

Luke 13:28 Parallel

In Luke 13:28, the excluded see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom while weeping, exactly mirroring the rich man seeing Abraham far off.

Luke 3:8 Contrast

Luke 3:8 warns against relying on Abraham as father — directly contradicted by the rich man's failed appeal to Abraham.

Luke 12:20 Parallel

Luke 12:20 describes a rich fool whose life is suddenly required — similar to the rich man's unexpected death and judgment.

Luke 13:29 Contrast

In Luke 13:29, people from everywhere feast in the kingdom, contrasting the rich man's torment and exclusion from that feast.

Luke 15:17 Parallel

In Luke 15:17, the prodigal son realizes his father's plenty—a parallel moment of insight to the rich man seeing Abraham's comfort from afar.

Psalm 49:15 Contrast

Psalm 49:15 promises redemption from Sheol for the righteous — opposite to the rich man's unredeemed state in Hades.

Psalm 9:17 Parallel

Psalm 9:17 states that the wicked go down to Sheol — directly parallel to the rich man's torment in Hades.

Isaiah 14:9 Parallel

Isaiah 14:9 shows Sheol stirring to meet a new arrival, mirroring the rich man's conscious encounter with Abraham and Lazarus in the afterlife.

Psalm 49:19 Parallel

Psalm 49:19 describes the wealthy's fate: they go to darkness and never see light — the rich man's torment in Hades echoes this.

Psalm 112:10 depicts the wicked gnashing his teeth seeing the righteous blessed — the rich man's anguish mirrors this precisely.

Proverbs 10:28 contrasts the righteous' hope bringing joy with the wicked's perishing expectation — the rich man's hope perished, Lazarus' was fulfilled.

Job 14:22 Parallel

Job 14:22 says the dead feel pain and mourn for themselves — the rich man's torment mirrors this description.

Ezekiel 32:21 has mighty chiefs speaking from Sheol — directly parallels the rich man conversing from Hades in this parable.

Romans 4:12 Contrast

Romans 4:12 defines true children of Abraham by faith—challenging the rich man's claim to be Abraham's son based on lineage alone.

1 Timothy 6:7 Related theme

1 Timothy 6:7 reminds we bring nothing into the world—illustrated by the rich man's utter loss of wealth in torment.

Matthew 13:42 describes the fiery furnace with weeping and gnashing of teeth — echoes the rich man's torment in Hades.

Job 3:19 Contrast

Job 3:19 says all are equal in death — but Hades shows a great gulf between torment and comfort, a stark contrast.

Revelation 20:14 declares Hades thrown into the lake of fire, showing the ultimate end of the realm where the rich man suffers.

In Matthew 8:11, many recline with Abraham in the kingdom, contrasting the rich man who sees Abraham from afar in torment.

Zephaniah 1:18 warns that wealth cannot save on the day of wrath — the rich man's riches failed him in Hades.

Psalm 16:10 Contrast

Psalm 16:10 speaks of not being abandoned to Sheol — a contrast to the rich man's fate, but originally about resurrection hope.

2 Peter 2:4 Parallel

2 Peter 2:4 describes angels cast into Tartarus for punishment, a parallel of divine judgment and confinement similar to the rich man's Hades.

In Revelation 20:10, the devil is tormented forever in the lake of fire, echoing the eternal torment of the rich man.

Revelation 20:13 shows Hades giving up its dead for final judgment, revealing Hades as a temporary holding place like the one the rich man is in.

In 1 Samuel 28:15, Samuel appears from the dead to Saul — both depict dead patriarchs (Abraham, Samuel) being seen and interacting.

Isaiah 33:14 Related theme

Isaiah 33:14 asks who can dwell with everlasting burnings — a theme of judgment by fire that the rich man experiences in Hades.

Psalm 86:13 Contrast

Psalm 86:13 thanks God for delivering from the depths of Sheol — contrasting with the rich man's lack of deliverance.

Psalm 73:17 Parallel

In Psalm 73:17, the psalmist enters God's sanctuary to understand the wicked's end — the rich man only understands his fate after death.

Acts 2:27 Contrast

Acts 2:27 quotes that Christ will not be abandoned to Hades—contrasting with the rich man's torment in Hades here.

Job 14:10 Contrast

Job 14:10 asks where man goes after death — this parable answers with a conscious afterlife in Hades.

Job 11:20 Parallel

In Job 11:20, the wicked's eyes fail — here the rich man sees but finds no escape, heightening his hopelessness.

Revelation 14:10 Related theme

In Revelation 14:10, the wicked are tormented with fire in the presence of angels and the Lamb, similar to the rich man's torment in Hades.

Revelation 14:11 Related theme

In Revelation 14:11, the smoke of torment rises forever, paralleling the rich man's ongoing suffering in Hades.