Commentaries on Luke 16:24

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And he cried and said, father Abraham,.... The Jews used to call Abraham their father, and were proud of their descent from him, Matthew 3:9 and so persons are after death represented by them, as speaking to, and discoursing with him; as in the passage cited in the note [See comments on Lu 16:22] to which the following may be added (c); "says R. Jonathan, from whence does it appear that the dead...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

The scope of Christ's discourse in this chapter is to awaken and quicken us all so to use this world as not to abuse it, so to manage all our possessions and enjoyments here as that they may make for us, and may not make against us in the other world; for they will do either the one or the other, according as we use them now. I. If we do good with them, and lay out what we have in works of piety...