He would have been glad to eat - if they had been offered to him - the pieces of bread on which the guests wiped their fingers and then dropped on the floor (vv 20-21). In sharp contrast is the crippled beggar Lazarus. Dives (the man is anonymous the traditional name comes from the Latin dives rich man) was a worldling who did not look beyond the good things of this life (v 19). Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.' He said, 'Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father's house- for I have five brothers-that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.' Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets they should listen to them.' He said, 'No, father Abraham but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.''į the Astute Manager (in its extended form 16:1-13) is to teach the disciples the proper use of money, Dives and Lazarus (16:19-31) is to point out to the Pharisees the danger in which they stand by selfishly hoarding their wealth (v 14) - Luke has Christian 'Pharisees' in mind. He called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue for I am in agony in these flames.' But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table even the dogs would come and lick his sores.

'There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

Lazarus scripture