19 Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes16:19. Purple clothes were very expensive. and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life. 20 A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores, 21 longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus beside him.
24 ‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I’m burning in agony.’
25 But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment. 26 Apart from that, there’s a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross from here to you can do so, and nobody can cross from there over to us.’
27 The rich man said, ‘Then Father, I beg you, please send him to my father’s house. 28 For I have five brothers and he can warn them so that they don’t end up here in this place of torment.’
29 But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. They should listen to them.’
30 ‘No, Father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’
31 Abraham said to him, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be convinced even if someone returns from the dead.’"
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