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Raw Concept Context Output

Luke 16:23

Verse Text

"And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."

Concepts Found

Same Chapter (Luke 16) -- 1 verse

  1. Luke 16:22 [DEATH] -- "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;"

Same Book (Luke) -- 18 verses (top 10)

  1. Luke 1:79 [DEATH] -- "To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death"
  2. Luke 10:15 [DEATH] -- "shalt be thrust down to hell" (another Lukan hades passage)
  3. Luke 2:26 [DEATH] -- "should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ"
  4. Luke 20:28-32 [DEATH] -- levirate marriage discussion involving death
  5. Luke 20:36 [DEATH] -- "Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels"
  6. Luke 21:16 [DEATH] -- "some of you shall they cause to be put to death"

Same Author (Luke-Acts) -- 13 verses (top highlights)

  1. Acts 13:28 [DEATH] -- "found no cause of death [in him]"
  2. Acts 2:24 [DEATH] -- "God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death"
  3. Acts 2:27 [DEATH] -- "thou wilt not leave my soul in hell [hades]" (KEY: same author uses hades in didactic context of resurrection)
  4. Acts 2:31 [DEATH] -- "his soul was not left in hell [hades]" (KEY: same author, didactic, resurrection context)

Key Observation

The concept_context tool connects Luke 16:23 to Acts 2:27,31 through the shared concept of DEATH (hades). This is same-author evidence: Luke uses hades in Luke 16:23 (parabolic narrative) and in Acts 2:27,31 (Peter's didactic speech about Christ's resurrection from the dead). The Acts passages use hades as the temporary state from which Christ was raised -- not as a place of conscious torment.

Luke 16:31

Verse Text

"And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."

Concepts Found

  • OBEDIENCE: Shama/hypakouo - hear, obey, listen (Strong's: G191)
  • PROPHET: Nabi/prophetes - spokesman, prophet (Strong's: G4396)
  • FAITH: Emunah/pistis - trust, belief, faithfulness (Strong's: G3982 = "persuaded")
  • RESURRECTION: Qum/anastasis - rising, standing up (Strong's: G450 = "rose")

Same Chapter (Luke 16) -- 7 verses

  1. Luke 16:29 [OBEDIENCE, PROPHET] -- "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them." (DIRECT PARALLEL: same teaching point stated twice)
  2. Luke 16:10-12 [FAITH] -- faithfulness in least/much
  3. Luke 16:14 [OBEDIENCE] -- "the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him" (audience identification)
  4. Luke 16:16 [PROPHET] -- "The law and the prophets [were] until John"

Same Book (Luke) -- 143 verses (top highlights)

  1. Luke 10:24 [OBEDIENCE, PROPHET] -- "many prophets and kings have desired to see... and to hear"
  2. Luke 11:31 [OBEDIENCE, RESURRECTION] -- "queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment"
  3. Luke 20:6 [FAITH, PROPHET] -- "they be persuaded that John was a prophet"
  4. Luke 24:25 [FAITH, PROPHET] -- "O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken" (KEY: same author, post-resurrection, Jesus rebukes for not believing the prophets -- directly parallels Luke 16:31)
  5. Luke 7:16 [PROPHET, RESURRECTION] -- "a great prophet is risen up among us"
  6. Luke 8:12 [FAITH, OBEDIENCE] -- "hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word... lest they should believe"

Same Author (Luke-Acts) -- 236 verses (top highlights)

  1. Acts 15:7 [FAITH, OBEDIENCE, RESURRECTION] -- "Peter rose up... Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe"
  2. Acts 3:22 [OBEDIENCE, PROPHET, RESURRECTION] -- "Moses truly said... A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up... him shall ye hear" (KEY: Moses himself points to the prophet to come)
  3. Acts 7:37 [OBEDIENCE, PROPHET, RESURRECTION] -- "This is that Moses, which said... A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up... him shall ye hear"
  4. Acts 28:23 [FAITH, PROPHET] -- "persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets" (KEY: same author uses "persuading" + "Moses" + "prophets" in didactic context)

Other Books -- 4445 verses (top highlights with all 3-4 concepts)

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:20 [FAITH, OBEDIENCE, PROPHET] -- "Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper."
  2. Deuteronomy 18:15 [OBEDIENCE, PROPHET, RESURRECTION] -- "The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet... unto him ye shall hearken"
  3. Exodus 4:1 [FAITH, OBEDIENCE, PROPHET] -- "they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice"

Key Observations

  1. Luke 16:31's four concepts (OBEDIENCE, PROPHET, FAITH, RESURRECTION) connect to a vast network of passages about hearing/obeying the prophets and believing
  2. The strongest same-author connections are Acts 3:22, 7:37, and 28:23 -- all about Moses, the prophets, persuasion, and resurrection
  3. Luke 24:25 ("slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken") directly parallels Luke 16:31 ("if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded")
  4. The passage's self-identified teaching point (hear Moses and the prophets) is thoroughly corroborated by same-author and cross-biblical evidence as a central theme about the authority of Scripture