Rich man and Lazarus

thumb|Lazarus (F. Bronnikov, 1886) The rich man and Lazarus is one of the parables of Jesus in the New Testament. Quotes about Bible “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 Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 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 set in place, 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 family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’“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.’” Gospel of Luke 16:19-31 NIV. Others The main thing to highlight about the parable of the rich man is its relevance today; it shows how the story repeats itself today, among us, on two levels: globally and nationally. [...] Two characters, two worlds: the first world and the “third world.” [...] But the same contrast between the rich man and poor Lazarus is repeated, on a different scale, within each of the two groups. There are rich men who live side by side with poor men in Third World countries (here, in fact, their solitary luxury is even more striking, amid the general misery of the masses), and there are poor men who live side by side with rich men in First World countries. Raniero Cantalamessa, Gettate le reti. Riflessioni sui vangeli, Piemme, Casale Monferrato, 2001. ISBN 88-384-9498-3. Ch. III, p. 299. See also Lazarus of Bethany External links Lazarus and Dives Category:Parables of Jesus