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

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Luke 16 contains 31 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.