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Luke 16:19

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

16:19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple59 and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously60 every day.

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Footnotes

  1. 59 Purple describes a fine, expensive dye used on luxurious clothing, and by metonymy, refers to clothing colored with that dye. It pictures someone of great wealth.
  2. 60 Or “celebrated with ostentation” (L&N 88.255), that is, with showing off. Here was the original conspicuous consumer.

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

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CSBChristian Standard Bible

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Now a certain man was rich, and dressed in purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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