King James Version

Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Abraham here.

ἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passδὲdealsoδέconjunction — “also”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.alsoἀποθανεῖνapothaneinto diedἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to died”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.diedτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχὸνptōchonpoorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “poor”, the object formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaito carry offἀποφέρω (apopherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to carry off”, a single actionG667I carry, bear away (sometimes with violence).This verse uses “carry”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angel”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόλπονkolponbosomκόλπος (kolpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bosom”, the object formG2859(a) sing. and plur: bosom; (sinus) the overhanging fold of the garment used as a pocket, (b) a bay, gulf.This verse uses “bosom”.ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.ἀπέθανενapethanento dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλούσιοςplousiosrichπλούσιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “rich”, the subject formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐτάφηetaphēwas buriedθάπτω (thaptō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was buried”, a single actionG2290I bury.was buried

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τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;

World English Bible

The beggar died , and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom . The rich man also died and was buried .

Darby Translation

And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell.

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