There was a certain wealthy rich affluent man, which was clothed in luxurious purple fine and fine linen, and fared lavishly luxuriously sumptuously every day: And there was a certain needy beggar poor named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of blisters wounds sores , And desiring to be fed with the crumbs scraps leftovers which fell from the rich man's dinner feast table : moreover the creatures dogs animals came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the poor man beggar needy died, and was carried by the messengers servants angels into Abraham's care bosom embrace : the rich man also died, and was buried; And in Hades hell the underworld he lift up his eyes, being in agony torments suffering , and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy pity compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger fingertip hand in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this fire flame heat . But Abraham said, Son Child Heir , remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good pleasant rich things, and likewise Lazarus evil bad hard things: but now he is at rest comforted consoled , and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great chasm gulf gap 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 father's household's house: For I have five relatives brethren brothers ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of agony torment suffering . 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 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.