There was a certain rich wealthy affluent man, which was clothed in luxurious fine purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously lavishly luxuriously 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 scraps crumbs leftovers which fell from the rich man's table dinner feast : moreover the dogs creatures animals came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the needy poor man beggar died, and was carried by the servants messengers angels into Abraham's embrace care bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell the underworld Hades he lift up his eyes, being in agony suffering 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 fingertip finger hand in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this heat flame fire . 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 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 father's household's house: For I have five brothers brethren relatives ; 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 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 convinced persuaded changed , though one rose from the dead.