Lucas 16

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 "There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen,* 16:19 Ex 28:6; 35:35; Est 8:15; Pr 31:22; Ezk 27:16; Rv 18:16feasting lavishly every day.20 But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was lying at his gate.* 16:20 Ac 3:221 He longed to be filled* 16:21 Lk 15:16with what fell from the rich man’s table,* 16:21 Mt 15:27but instead the dogs* 16:21 1Kg 21:19would come and lick his sores.22 One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side.* 16:22 Or to Abraham’s bosom; lit to the fold of Abraham’s robe; Jn 13:23,* 16:22 Jn 13:23The rich man also died and was buried.23 And being in torment* 16:23 Is 50:11in Hades,* 16:23 Mt 11:23he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.24 ‘Father Abraham! ’* 16:24 Lk 3:8; 16:30; 19:9; Jn 8:33,39,53he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony* 16:24 Is 66:24; Mt 25:41in this flame! ’

25 " ‘Son,’* 16:25 Lit ChildAbraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things,* 16:25 Lk 6:24just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here,* 16:25 Mt 11:28while you are in agony.26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

27 " ‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house —  28 because I have five brothers — to warn* 16:28 Ac 2:40; 8:25them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.’

29 "But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets;* 16:29 Lk 24:27,44; Jn 1:45; Ac 26:22; 28:23they should listen to them.’

30 " ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

31 "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.’ "* 16:31 Mt 28:11–15; Jn 12:10–11