Lucas 16

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in *Esth. 8:15;Rev. 18:16purple and fine linen and *[James 5:5]who feasted sumptuously every day.20 And at his gate *[Acts 3:2]was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,21 who desired to be fed with *[Matt. 15:27]what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.22 The poor man died and was carried by *ch. 15:10;Matt. 18:10;Acts 12:15;Heb. 1:13,14;See ch. 12:8the angels *[John 13:23(Gk.)]to Abraham’s side.*16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23The rich man also died and was buried,23 and in *See Matt. 11:23Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and *Matt. 8:11,12saw Abraham far off and Lazarus *[See ver. 22above]at his side.24 And he called out, *ver. 30;John 8:33,39,53‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and *[Zech. 14:12] cool my tongue, for *[Isa. 66:24]; See Matt. 25:41I am in anguish in this flame.’25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that *[ch. 6:24;Job 21:13;Ps. 17:14]you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house—28 for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’29 But Abraham said, ‘They have *ver. 31;ch. 24:27;Acts 26:22;28:23Moses and the Prophets; *[John 5:45-47]let them hear them.’30 And he said, ‘No, *ver. 24father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear *[See ver. 29above] Moses and the Prophets, *[Matt. 28:11-15;John 12:10,11]neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’"