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Luke 16:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

Luke 16:27 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

I pray thee therefore. The rich man here implies that he had not had a fair warning of the fate that awaited him at death.

Send him. He himself is unable to communicate with living relatives, and “Abraham” will not permit Lazarus to do so.

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