Luke 16:26

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“And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’”

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BSBPD

“And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 16:26 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
  2. Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
  3. Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  4. Ezekiel 28:24For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
  5. Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
  6. Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
  7. Luke 12:59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
  8. John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
  10. James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  11. James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
  12. Revelation 20:10And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  13. Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

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