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- "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
- "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
- and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
- "Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
- "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
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- "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
- At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
- and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
- "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.
- In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
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- "And he cried out 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 off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.'
- "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.
- 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'
- "And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house--
- for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
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- So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
- "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.
- And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'
- "He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house,
- for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
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- "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
- "But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!'
- "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"
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- "Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'
- " 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
- "He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "
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