A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,
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Luke 16:20 in context
Luke 16:17–23
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But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
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“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.
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“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
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A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,
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and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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