Luke 16:29

Amplified Bible

"But Abraham said, 'They have [the Scriptures given by] Moses and the [writings of the] Prophets; let them listen to them.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets;

King James Version (1611)
Abraham saith vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets, let them heare them.

King James Version
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

English Standard Version
But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

New American Standard Bible
"But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

New Century Version
But Abraham said, ‘They have the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets; let them learn from them.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

Legacy Standard Bible
But Abraham *said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

Berean Standard Bible
But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.'

Contemporary English Version
Abraham answered, "Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophets wrote. They should pay attention to that."

Complete Jewish Bible
But Avraham said, ‘They have Moshe and the Prophets; they should listen to them.'

Darby Translation
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.

Easy-to-Read Version
"But Abraham said, ‘They have the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets to read; let them learn from that.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Abraham said vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets: let them heare them.

George Lamsa Translation
Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; * let them hear them.

Good News Translation
Abraham said, ‘Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'

Lexham English Bible
But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.'

Literal Translation
Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them.

American Standard Version
But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Bible in Basic English
But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

Hebrew Names Version
"But Avraham said to him, 'They have Moshe and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

International Standard Version
Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets. They should listen to them!'Isaiah 8:20; 34:16; John 5:39,45; Acts 15:21; 17:11;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Abraham said to him, They have Musha and the prophets, let them hear them.

Murdock Translation
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Abraham sayde vnto hym: they haue Moyses and the prophetes, let them heare them.

English Revised Version
But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

World English Bible
"But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Weymouth's New Testament
"`They have Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham; `let them hear them.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Abraham seide to him, Thei han Moyses and the prophetis; here thei hem.

Update Bible Version
But Abraham says, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

New English Translation
But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.'

New King James Version
Abraham said to him, "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'

New Living Translation
"But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.'

New Life Bible
Abraham said, ‘They have the Writings of Moses and of the early preachers. Let them hear what they say.'

New Revised Standard
Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But Abraham saith - They have Moses and the Prophets: Let them hearken unto them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.

Revised Standard Version
But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Abraha sayd vnto him: they have Moses and the Prophetes let them heare them.

Young's Literal Translation
`Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Abraham sayde vnto him: They haue Moses and the prophetes, let them heare them.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Abraham replied, they have Moses and the prophets, let them mind them.

THE MESSAGE
"Abraham answered, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets to tell them the score. Let them listen to them.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Abraham said, 'Moses and the rest of the old cowboy prophets have warned them. All they have to do is read what they wrote.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁹"Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day. ²⁰"And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores. ²¹"He [eagerly] longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. ²²"Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried. ²³"In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise). ²⁴"And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.' ²⁵"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony. ²⁶'And besides all this, between us and you [people] a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to come over from here to you will not be able, and none may cross over from there to us.' ²⁷"So the rich man said, 'Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house— ²⁸for I have five brothers—in order that he may solemnly warn them and witness to them, so that they too will not come to this place of torment.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

have: Luke 16:16, Isaiah 8:20, Isaiah 34:16, Malachi 4:2-4, John 5:39-45, Acts 15:21, Acts 17:11, Acts 17:12, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 12:12 - by these Song of Solomon 8:2 - who Jeremiah 6:16 - Stand Malachi 4:4 - the law Mark 8:12 - Why John 5:47 - General Acts 24:14 - in the law Acts 26:22 - the prophets Romans 3:2 - because Romans 4:1 - Abraham Romans 10:17 - faith

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Abraham said unto him..... In reply to this his request:

they have Moses and the prophets; that is, their writings; which shows this man, and his five brethren, to be Jews; for to them were the oracles of God committed; and these had the writings of Moses and the prophets read to them every sabbath day; and is true, whether the contemporaries and immediate successors of the Pharisees are meant, or the ten tribes: and also shows, that one view of the parable, is to establish the authority of these writings; see

Luke 16:16 and that it is a peculiar privilege to have them; and that they ought to be attended to and regarded;

let them hear them; for they testified concerning Christ, and concerning the sins of the Jews, and the calamities, both temporal and eternal, that should come upon them; and which, testimony was sufficient to leave them without excuse: and indeed, the word of God, read, explained, and heard, is the ordinary means of conversion, or of bringing men to faith and repentance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They have Moses - The writings of Moses. The first five books of the Bible.

The prophets - The remainder of the Old Testament. What the prophets had written.

Hear them - Hear them speak in the Scriptures. Read them, or hear them read in the synagogues, and attend to what they have delivered.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 16:29. They have Moses and the prophets — This plainly supposes they were all Jewish believers: they had these writings in their hands, but they did not permit them to influence their lives.