There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
All Commentaries on Luke 16:19 Go To Luke 16
Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
Jesus kept quiet about the rich man’s name and mentioned the name of the poor man. The rich man’s name was thrown around, but God kept quiet about it. The other’s name was lost in silence, and God spoke it. Please do not be surprised. God just read out what was written in his book…. You see, God who lives in heaven kept quiet about the rich man’s name, because he did not find it written in heaven. He spoke the poor man’s name, because he found it written there, indeed he gave instructions for it to be written there. ..
