Luke 16:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 16:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 16:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 16:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.”

Luke 16:19 — World English Bible

Luke 16:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:”

Luke 16:19 — American Standard Version

Luke 16:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,”

Luke 16:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 16:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.”

Luke 16:19 — Darby Translation

Luke 16:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day.”

Luke 16:19 — Geneva Bible

Luke 16:19 in Context — Luke 16

17 Il est plus facile que le ciel et la terre passent, qu’il ne l’est qu’un seul trait de lettre de la loi vienne à tomber.

18 Quiconque répudie sa femme et en épouse une autre commet un adultère, et quiconque épouse une femme répudiée par son mari commet un adultère.

19 Il y avait un homme riche, qui était vêtu de pourpre et de fin lin, et qui chaque jour menait joyeuse et brillante vie.

20 Un pauvre, nommé Lazare, était couché à sa porte, couvert d’ulcères,

21 et désireux de se rassasier des miettes qui tombaient de la table du riche; et même les chiens venaient encore lécher ses ulcères.

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What Does Luke 16:19 Mean?

Luke 16:19 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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