Luke 16:28

Verse

for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

American Standard Version (1901)

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

Douay-Rheims 1899

That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments.

Free Bible Version

For I have five brothers and he can warn them so that they don't end up here in this place of torment.’

Geneva Bible 1599

(For I haue fiue brethren) that he may testifie vnto them, least they also come into this place of torment.

King James (Authorized) Version

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

One Unity Resource Bible

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’

Translation for Translators

I have five brothers who live there. Tell him to warn them to turn away from their sinful behavior so that they do not also come to this place, where we(exc) suffer great pain!’

Unlocked Literal Bible

for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that it may not be that they come into this place of torment.'

Noah Webster Bible

For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

World English Bible

for I have five brothers—that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’

Young's Literal Translation

for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.

Context

The Rich Man and Lazarus

²⁷‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,²⁸for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

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Summary

In this verse, Jesus tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus, where the rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers about their impending fate if they do not repent. This verse highlights the urgency of repentance and the consequences of ignoring God's word. It serves as a reminder of the importance of heeding God's warnings and living a life that is pleasing to Him. Ultimately, it emphasizes the need for a genuine change of heart and a turning towards God before it is too late.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Abraham said unto him..... In reply to this his request: they have Moses and the prophets; that is, their writings; which shows this man, and his five brethren, to be Jews; for to them were the oracles of God committed; and these had the writings of Moses and the prophets read to them every sabbath day; and is true, whether the contemporaries and immediate successors of the Pharisees are meant, or the ten tribes: and also shows, that one view of the parable, is to establish the authority of these writings; see Luk 16:16 and that it is a peculiar privilege to have them; and that they ought to be attended to and regarded; let them hear them; for they testified concerning Christ, and concerning the sins of the Jews, and the calamities, both temporal and eternal, that should come upon them; and which, testimony was sufficient to leave them without excuse: and indeed, the word of God, read, explained, and heard, is the ordinary means of conversion, or of bringing men to faith and repentance.