Luke 16:24
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Cross-references
In Luke 16:30, the rich man's request expands from personal relief to warning his brothers—showing his growing concern.
In Luke 16:25, Abraham explains the reversal: the rich man received good things in life, now suffers — the immediate context for his plea.
Luke 3:8 warns against trusting in Abraham as father—directly countering the rich man's appeal to Abraham in this verse.
In Luke 9:25, gaining the world but losing oneself is exactly the rich man's tragedy — he had everything yet is now in torment.
In Luke 13:16, a daughter of Abraham is set free — contrasting with the rich man, a son of Abraham, who remains bound in torment.
James 2:13 states that judgment is without mercy for those who showed no mercy — exactly the rich man's situation as he ignored Lazarus.
Revelation 7:17 describes living water and tears wiped away, contrasting the rich man's agony and unquenched thirst.
Revelation 7:16 promises the redeemed will never again thirst or suffer heat, directly opposite the rich man's condition.
Matthew 25:41 identifies eternal fire as prepared for the devil — the same fate the rich man experiences in Hades.
John 4:14 promises eternal satisfaction from Jesus' water, the opposite of the rich man's eternal thirst in hell.
Matthew 3:8 similarly urges repentance over relying on Abraham's lineage—undermining the rich man's claim to privilege as a descendant.
Revelation 14:10 intensifies the image with 'tormented with fire and sulfur' — directly echoing the rich man's agony in the flame.
Romans 9:8 further contrasts children of the flesh vs. promise, explaining why the rich man's physical lineage didn't save him.
Isaiah 66:24 provides the OT imagery of undying worm and unquenchable fire that Jesus uses to describe the rich man's torment.
Revelation 14:11 adds that the smoke of torment goes up forever — paralleling the rich man's unceasing suffering with no relief.
Isaiah 65:13 contrasts the thirsty wicked with satisfied servants, echoing the rich man's unquenched thirst in judgment.
Revelation 20:15 declares the lake of fire as the final fate for all not in the book of life — the rich man's torment prefigures this ultimate judgment.
Romans 9:7 clarifies that physical descent from Abraham does not guarantee being a true child, directly relevant to the rich man's claim.
In Mark 9:46, unquenchable fire and undying worm echo the same endless torment the rich man experiences.
In Matthew 18:8, eternal fire is the same fate — Jesus warns to avoid sin to escape this torment.
In Matthew 13:42, the fiery furnace and weeping/gnashing of teeth parallel the rich man's torment in flame here.
In Psalm 49:17, the wicked carry no wealth into death — explaining why the rich man has nothing to soothe his thirst.
In Ezekiel 32:21, dead rulers speak from Sheol — similar to the rich man's dialogue from Hades, showing the dead still converse.
In Psalm 112:10, the wicked gnash their teeth and melt away — mirroring the rich man's agonized frustration.
Romans 4:12 defines Abraham as father of those who share his faith, highlighting that physical descent alone (as the rich man had) is insufficient.
John 8:33-39 explores true sonship to Abraham through faith and works, contrasting with the rich man's physical descent that does not save him.
John 7:37 invites the thirsty to come to Jesus — an invitation the rich man in torment cannot accept.
In John 4:13, earthly water leaves one thirsty again — contrasting the rich man's unquenchable thirst and the living water Jesus offers.
John 4:10 presents Jesus offering living water to the thirsty, in stark contrast to the rich man's denied request for physical water.
In Zechariah 9:11, God frees prisoners from a waterless pit — contrasting the rich man's permanent imprisonment without water.
Isaiah 41:17 promises that God will answer the thirsty needy — in contrast, the rich man's thirst goes unanswered due to his past neglect.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 depicts Christ's judgment with flaming fire — a similar fiery punishment but at the parousia, not immediately after death.
Isaiah 65:14 contrasts joy of God's servants with the rich man's sorrow and howling in torment.
Revelation 22:1 shows the river of life from God's throne — the source of water the rich man desperately lacks.
Revelation 19:20 shows the beast and false prophet cast into the lake of fire — similar fiery judgment but for different subjects.