Category:Poor Lazarus and the Rich Man

Luke 16:19 - 16:31

16:19. “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day.



16:20. “There was also a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate; he was full of sores

'''16:21. “and desired to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. No one gave them to him; moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.'''

'''16:22. “It came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and he was buried in hell.'''

Abraham's bosom. . .The place of rest, where the souls of the saints resided, till Christ had opened heaven by his death.

16:23. “Lifting up his eyes when he was in torment, he saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom,

16:24. “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 to cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.'

16:25. “Abraham said to him, 'Son, remember that you received good things in your lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things, but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

16:26. “'Besides all this, between us and you there is fixed a great abyss, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot, nor come here from there.'

16:27. “The rich man said, 'Then, father, I beseech you that you would send him to my father's house, for I have five brethren,

16:28. “'that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.'



'''16:29. “Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.

16:30. “But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.'

16:31. “Abraham said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe if one rise again from the dead.'”