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    The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is Jesus' teaching about a wealthy man who ignored a beggar at his gate, and after death found himself in torment while Lazarus was comforted in Abraham's bosom.

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    The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is Jesus' teaching about a wealthy man who ignored a beggar at his gate, and after death found himself in torment while Lazarus was comforted in Abraham's bosom.

    "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores." Luke 16:19-21 (KJV)

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    The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.

    "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores."
    "And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame."
    "Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."

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