The Rich Man and Lazarus
Luk 16:19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
Luk 16:20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
Luk 16:21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
Luk 16:23 In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
Luk 16:24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
Luk 16:25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.
Luk 16:26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
Luk 16:27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house,
Luk 16:28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
Luk 16:29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
Luk 16:30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
Luk 16:31 “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.'”