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