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  • Luke 16:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 20 But a beggar named Lazʹa·rus used to be put at his gate, covered with ulcers

  • Luke 16:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 20 πτωχὸς Poor (one) δέ but τις some ὀνόματι to name Λάζαρος Lazarus ἐβέβλητο had been thrown πρὸς toward τὸν the πυλῶνα gate αὐτοῦ of him εἱλκωμένος having been ulcerated

  • Luke 16:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 20 But a certain beggar* named Lazʹa·rus* used to be put at his gate, full of ulcers

  • Luke 16:20
    The Bible in Living English
    • 20 And a poor man, Lazarus by name, lay sick on the ground at his gate, ulcerated

  • Luke 16:20
    American Standard Version
    • 20 and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  • Luke 16:20
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 20 And a certain beggar by name Lazarus used to be cast near his gate, full of sores,

  • Luke 16:20
    King James Version
    • 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 16:20 it-1 279, 1181; it-2 226; jy 207-208; gt chapter 88; w89 3/15 8-9

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 16:20 w84 10/15 8-9; ts 99, 101, 103; ad 208, 817, 1048; w67 179, 213, 215; w66 227; w65 76; w64 189; w51 117; rm 249, 308; w39 374

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 16:20

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 279, 1181

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 226

      Jesus—The Way, pp. 207-208

      The Watchtower,

      3/15/1989, pp. 8-9

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 16:20

      a beggar: Or “a poor man.” The Greek word can refer to one who is very poor, or destitute. The use of this word provides a stark contrast to the rich man in Jesus’ illustration. It is used in a figurative sense at Mt 5:3 in the phrase rendered “those conscious of their spiritual need,” literally, “those who are poor (needy; destitute; beggars) as to the spirit,” conveying the idea of people who are painfully aware of their spiritual poverty and of their need for God.​—See study note on Mt 5:3.

      Lazarus: Probably the Greek form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, meaning “God Has Helped.”

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