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Luke 16:26

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.

KJV

καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν.

Greek NT

et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmatum est : ut hi qui volunt hinc transire ad vos, non possint, neque inde huc transmeare.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot, nor from thence come hither.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

διαβαίνω
diabaino
verb · 3×
διαπεράω
diaperao
verb · 6×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μεταξύ
metaxu
adverb · 9×
μηδέ
mede
conjunction · 54×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
στηρίζω
sterizo
verb · 14×
χάσμα
chasma
noun · 1×
ἐκεῖθεν
ekeithen
adverb · 27×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐνθάδε
enthade
adverb · 10×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×
ὅπως
opos
adverb · 53×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/NIV: ἐν | Treg/RP: ἐπὶ
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπὶTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: μηδὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: μηδὲ | RP: + οἱ
  • μηδὲSBLGNT
  • μηδὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + οἱRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§633Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell" - Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek - because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.479 Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the Redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man L…
§1859Mortal sin requires full knowledge and complete consent. It presupposes knowledge of the sinful character of the act, of its opposition to God's law. It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice. Feigned ignorance and hardness of heart133 do not diminish, but rather increase, the voluntary character of a sin.
§2831But the presence of those who hunger because they lack bread opens up another profound meaning of this petition. the drama of hunger in the world calls Christians who pray sincerely to exercise responsibility toward their brethren, both in their personal behavior and in their solidarity with the human family. This petition of the Lord's Prayer cannot be isolated from the parabl…
2. Do you see what great profit arises to us from the poor? Should you take them away, you would take away the great hope of our salvation. Wherefore here must we get together the oil, that it may be useful to us there, when the time calls us. For that is not the time of collecting it, but this. Spend not then your goods for nought in luxury and vainglory. For you will have nee…
1. A marvelous thing is longsuffering; it places the soul as in a quiet harbor, fleeing it from tossings and evil spirits. And this everywhere Christ has taught us, but especially now, when He is judged, and dragged, and led about. For when He was brought to Annas, He answered with great gentleness, and, to the servant who smote Him, said what had power to bring down all his in…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210218.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
1. There are many things characteristic of Christianity: but more than all, and better than all, Love towards one another, and Peace. Therefore Christ also says, My peace I give unto you. John 14:27 And again, By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35 Therefore Paul too says, Follow peace with all men, and holiness, that is, purit…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to esca
  • Eccl 9:4 — For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
  • John 3:36 — He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
  • Matt 25:46 — And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
  • Ps 49:14 — Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
  • Ps 50:22 — Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.