Luke 16:19-31

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁹ “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared well and delicately every day.

²⁰ “Also, there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate (full of sores).

²¹ “And he desired to be refreshed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

²² “And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

²³ “And being in torment in hell, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off (and Lazarus in his bosom).

²⁴ “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! And send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue! For I am tormented in this flame!’

²⁵ “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your pleasures, and likewise Lazarus pains. Therefore, now he is comforted and you are tormented.

²⁶ ‘Besides all this, there is a great gulf set between you and us, so that those who wish to go from here to you, cannot. Nor can anyone come from there to us.’

²⁷ “Then he said, ‘Therefore I ask you, father, if you would send him to my father’s house,

²⁸ ‘(for I have five brothers) so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’

²⁹ “Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them hear them.’

³⁰ “And he said, ‘No, father Abraham. But if one came to them from the dead, they will repent.’

³¹ “Then he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded if one rises from the dead again.’”