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Luke 16:19-31
There was a certain rich
man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named
Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich
man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And
it came to pass, that
the beggar died, and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's
bosom: the rich man also
died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being
in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on
me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in
water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things:
but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside
all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so
that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither
can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he
said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he
may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of
torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father
Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will
repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from
the dead.
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