There was a certain affluent wealthy rich man, which was clothed in luxurious fine purple and fine linen, and fared luxuriously sumptuously lavishly every day: And there was a certain beggar needy poor named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of wounds sores blisters , And desiring to be fed with the leftovers scraps crumbs which fell from the rich man's table feast dinner : moreover the creatures dogs animals came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar poor man needy died, and was carried by the servants angels messengers into Abraham's embrace bosom care : the rich man also died, and was buried; And in the underworld Hades hell he lift up his eyes, being in suffering agony torments , and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy compassion pity on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger hand fingertip in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this fire flame heat . But Abraham said, Heir Son Child , remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasant good rich things, and likewise Lazarus hard evil bad things: but now he is at rest consoled comforted , and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gap gulf chasm 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 family's household's father's house: For I have five relatives brethren brothers ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of agony suffering torment . Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the messengers prophets teachers ; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent turn change . And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded convinced changed , though one rose from the dead.