There was a certain affluent wealthy rich man, which was clothed in purple fine luxurious and fine linen, and fared luxuriously sumptuously lavishly every day: And there was a certain needy poor beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores blisters wounds , And desiring to be fed with the scraps leftovers crumbs which fell from the rich man's feast dinner table : moreover the dogs animals creatures 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 bosom care 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 compassion 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, Heir Child Son , remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasant good rich things, and likewise Lazarus bad evil 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 gulf gap 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 household's father's family's house: For I have five brethren relatives brothers ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of suffering torment agony . Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the messengers teachers 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 convinced changed persuaded , though one rose from the dead.