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Luke 16:26

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And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
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  1. John 3:36Rank 1 from verse 26
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  2. Psalms 49:14Rank 2 from verse 26
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    14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

  3. Psalms 50:22Rank 3 from verse 26
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    22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

  4. Malachi 3:18Rank 4 from verse 26
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    18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:4–10Rank 5 from verse 26
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    4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

    5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

    9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

    10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

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Luke 16:26

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gulf

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A great fixed separation or chasm that cannot be crossed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fixed

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Firmly set, established, settled, resolved, steadfast, or made immovable in position, purpose, trust, or separation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hence

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1. From this place; away from here. 2. From this source or cause. 3. Of time, from now.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

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27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

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