Luke 16:15-26

¹⁵Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁶The Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and since that time the kingdome of God is preached, and euery man preasseth into it.

¹⁷Nowe it is more easie that heauen and earth shoulde passe away, then that one title of the Lawe should fall.

¹⁸Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.

¹⁹There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day.

²⁰Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,

²¹And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores.

²²And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried.

²³And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome.

²⁴Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.

²⁵But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.

²⁶Besides all this, betweene you and vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, can not: neither can they come from thence to vs.