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Luke 16:21

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16:21who longed to eat64 what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs65 came and licked66 his sores.

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Footnotes

  1. 64 Grk “to eat his fill,” but this phrase has been simplified as “to eat” for stylistic reasons.
  2. 65 The term κύνες (kunes) refers to “wild” dogs (either “street” dogs or watchdogs), not house pets (L&N 4.34).
  3. 66 When the dogs came and licked his sores it meant that he was unclean. See the negative image of Rev 22:15 that draws on this picture.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He longed to be filled with what fell from the rich man’s table, but instead the dogs would come and lick his sores.

NLTNew Living Translation

As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.

KJV 1900King James Version

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.