Luke 16:22
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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;”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
γίνομαι
It came to pass that
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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θάπτω
was buried.
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θάπτω
to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. inter
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πλούσιος
rich man
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πλούσιος
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
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κόλπος
bosom
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κόλπος
the bosom; by analogy, a bay
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