Luke Chapter 16, Verse 20
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20: πτωχος δε τις ην ονοματι λαζαρος ος εβεβλητο προς τον πυλωνα αυτου ηλκωμενος
20: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid
at his gate, full of sores,
20: And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his
gate, full of sores,
Verses 20,21. Beggar. Poor man. The original word does not mean
beggar, but simply that he was poor. It should have been so
translated to keep up the contrast with the rich man.
Named Lazarus. The word Lazarus is Hebrew, and means a man destitute of help, a needy, poor man. It is a name given, therefore, to denote his needy condition.
Laid at his gate. At the door of the rich man, in order that he might obtain aid.
Full of sores. Covered with ulcers; afflicted not only with poverty, but with loathsome and offensive ulcers, such as often are the accompaniments of poverty and want. These circumstances are designed to show how different was his condition from that of the rich man. He was clothed in purple; the poor man was covered with sores; he fared sumptuously; the poor man was dependent even for the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table.
