![]() ![]() And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. Text Detail from the prefatory cycle to the Eadwine Psalter, Morgan Library leaf M.521 (recto), English c. Abraham replies, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead."Īlong with the parables of the Ten Virgins, Prodigal Son, and Good Samaritan, the rich man and Lazarus was one of the most frequently illustrated parables in medieval art, perhaps because of its vivid account of an afterlife. When both die, the rich man goes to Hades and implores Abraham to send Lazarus from his bosom to warn the rich man's family from sharing his fate. Speaking to his disciples and some Pharisees, Jesus tells of an unnamed rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. The rich man and Lazarus (also called the parable of Dives and Lazarus) is a parable of Jesus from the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Middle panel: Lazarus' soul is carried to Paradise by two angels Lazarus in Abraham's bosomīottom panel: The rich man's soul is carried off by Satan to Hell the rich man is tortured in Hades Top panel: Lazarus at the rich man's door If someone came back to them from the dead, they would change their ways.’ģ1 “Abraham replied, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the Prophets, they’re not going to be convinced by someone who rises from the dead.Lazarus and Dives, illumination from the 11th-century Codex Aureus of Echternach Let them listen to them.’ģ0 “‘I know, Father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but they’re not listening. Besides, in all these matters there is a huge chasm set between us so that no one can go from us to you even if he wanted to, nor can anyone cross over from you to us.’Ģ7-28 “The rich man said, ‘Then let me ask you, Father: Send him to the house of my father where I have five brothers, so he can tell them the score and warn them so they won’t end up here in this place of torment.’Ģ9 “Abraham answered, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets to tell them the score. I’m in agony in this fire.’Ģ5-26 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you got the good things and Lazarus the bad things. ![]() ![]() He called out, ‘Father Abraham, mercy! Have mercy! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water to cool my tongue. In hell and in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the distance and Lazarus in his lap. His best friends were the dogs who came and licked his sores.Ģ2-24 “Then he died, this poor man, and was taken up by the angels to the lap of Abraham. All he lived for was to get a meal from scraps off the rich man’s table. A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, had been dumped on his doorstep. 19-21 “There once was a rich man, expensively dressed in the latest fashions, wasting his days in conspicuous consumption. ![]()
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