Luke Chapter 16 verse 28 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 16:28

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
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BBE Luke 16:28

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.
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DARBY Luke 16:28

for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
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KJV Luke 16:28

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
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WBT Luke 16:28


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WEB Luke 16:28

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'
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YLT Luke 16:28

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) For I have five brethren.--Here again we are left to choose between opposite views of the motive which prompted the request. Was it simply a selfish fear of reproaches that might aggravate his sufferings? Was it the stirring in him of an unselfish anxiety for others, content to bear his own anguish if only his brothers might escape? Either view is tenable enough, but the latter harmonises more with the humility of the tone in which the request is uttered. The question why "five" are named is again one which we cannot answer with certainty. The allusions which some have found to the five senses, in the indulgence of which the man had passed his life, or to the five books of Moses (!), are simply fantastic. It may have been merely the use of a certain number for an uncertain, as in the case of the five wise and the five foolish virgins (Matthew 25:2), or the five talents (Matthew 25:15), or the five cities in the land of Egypt (Isaiah 19:18). It may have been an individualising feature, pointing to some conspicuously self-indulgent rich man among the hearers of the parable, and so coming home to him as a warning; or, possibly (following up the hint in the Note on Luke 16:19), to the number of the Tetrarch's surviving brothers. Of these he had had eight, but Aristobulus and Arche-laus were already dead, and possibly, of course, another. Here, returning to the structure of the parable, there is a special motive for the rich man's wishing Lazarus to be sent. The brothers had seen the beggar lying at his gate. If they were to see him now, as risen from the dead, they would learn how far more blessed his state had been than the luxurious ease in which they had passed and were still passing their lives.Parallel Commentaries ...Greekforγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.I haveἔχω (echō)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.fiveπέντε (pente)Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.brothers.ἀδελφούς (adelphous)Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.Let him warnδιαμαρτύρηται (diamartyrētai)Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1263: To give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly. From dia and martureo; to attest or protest earnestly, or hortatively.themαὐτοῖς (autois)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.soἵνα (hina)ConjunctionStrong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.theyαὐτοὶ (autoi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.will not also end upἔλθωσιν (elthōsin)Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2064: To come, go. inεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.thisτοῦτον (touton)Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. placeτόπον (topon)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.of torment.’βασάνου (basanou)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 931: Torture, torment, examination by torture. Perhaps remotely from the same as basis; a touch-stone, i.e. torture.Jump to PreviousAccount Earnestly Five Order Pain Testify Thoroughly Torment Warn Won't