Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” New Living Translation “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” English Standard Version He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” Berean Standard Bible Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’ ” Berean Literal Bible But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, not even will they be persuaded if one should rise out from the dead.'" King James Bible And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. New King James Version But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” New American Standard Bible But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” NASB 1995 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” NASB 1977 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’” Legacy Standard Bible But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Amplified Bible And he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to [the messages of] Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Christian Standard Bible “But he told him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible “But he told him, If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’” American Standard Version And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. Contemporary English Version So Abraham said, "If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead." English Revised Version And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Abraham answered him, 'If they won't listen to Moses' [Teachings] and the Prophets, they won't be persuaded even if someone comes back to life.'" Good News Translation But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.'" International Standard Version "Then Abraham told him, 'If your brothers do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.'" Majority Standard Bible Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” NET Bible He replied to him, 'If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'" New Heart English Bible "He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'" Webster's Bible Translation And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one shall rise from the dead. Weymouth New Testament "'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'" World English Bible “He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one may rise out of the dead.” Berean Literal Bible But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, not even will they be persuaded if one should rise out from the dead.'" Young's Literal Translation And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.' Smith's Literal Translation And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither if any rise from the dead, will they be persueded. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead. Catholic Public Domain Version But he said to him: ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’ ” New American Bible Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’ ” New Revised Standard Version He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAbraham said to him, If they will not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if a man should rise from the dead. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Abraham said to him, 'If they will not hear Moses and The Prophets, they will not believe him, even though a man would rise from the dead.' “ NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Then he said to him, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead. Mace New Testament Abraham replied, if they disregard Moses and the prophets, they will not believe any one, though he rose from the dead. Weymouth New Testament "'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'" Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Rich Man and Lazarus…30‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Cross References John 5:46-47 If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?” Matthew 12:39-41 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. / The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. Acts 28:23-27 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. / Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. / They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: ... John 12:37-41 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ... Romans 10:16-21 But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” / Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. / But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” ... Hebrews 3:7-19 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... John 8:45-47 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! / Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me? / Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... Acts 13:40-41 Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: / ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’” 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. / The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Jeremiah 5:21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Ezekiel 12:2 “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. Deuteronomy 18:15-19 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. / This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!” / Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. ... Psalm 95:7-11 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. ... Treasury of Scripture And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. neither. John 11:43-53 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth… John 12:10,11 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; … 2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: be persuaded. Genesis 9:27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. Acts 19:8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. Acts 26:28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Jump to Previous Abraham Attention Believe Convinced Dead Deaf Hear Led Moses Moved Persuaded Prophets Rise Rises Rose SomeoneJump to Next Abraham Attention Believe Convinced Dead Deaf Hear Led Moses Moved Persuaded Prophets Rise Rises Rose SomeoneLuke 16 1. The parable of the unjust steward.14. Jesus reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees. 19. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar. But Abraham replied This phrase introduces the response of Abraham, a central patriarchal figure in Jewish history, symbolizing faith and obedience to God. In the context of the parable, Abraham represents the voice of divine wisdom and authority. The Greek word for "replied" (ἀποκρίνομαι, apokrinomai) suggests a thoughtful and authoritative response, emphasizing the weight of Abraham's words. Historically, Abraham is revered as the father of many nations, and his presence in this parable underscores the continuity of God's covenantal promises from the Old Testament to the New Testament. If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead
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