There was a certain affluent rich wealthy man, which was clothed in luxurious fine purple and fine linen, and fared luxuriously sumptuously lavishly every day: And there was a certain poor beggar needy named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of wounds blisters sores , And desiring to be fed with the crumbs scraps leftovers which fell from the rich man's feast dinner table : moreover the creatures animals dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar poor man 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 hell the underworld Hades 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 pity compassion 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 fire flame heat . But Abraham said, Heir Son Child , remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy rich pleasant good things, and likewise Lazarus bad evil hard things: but now he is consoled at rest comforted , 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 household's father's family's house: For I have five relatives brethren brothers ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of suffering agony torment . 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 turn change repent . And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be changed convinced persuaded , though one rose from the dead.