“But Abraham said.
‘Son!
Remember
That during
Your lifetime,
You received
Your good things!
Lazarus,
In like manner,
Received
His evil things.
But now he is
Comforted here.
You are in agony!’”
εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ Τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά· νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι.
This parable story about the poor man Lazarus and an unnamed rich man is only found in Luke, not in the other gospels. Luke indicated that Jesus remarked that Abraham said (εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ) to the rich man, calling him son (Τέκνον) that he should remember (μνήσθητι) that during his lifetime he had received good things (ὅτι ἀπέλαβες τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου). Lazarus, however, had received evil things (καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά). Thus, now he was being comforted here (νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται) with Abraham, while he, the rich man, was in agony (σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι). Abraham spoke to the rich man telling him that he had a good time during his lifetime, while Lazarus had not. Now the tables were turned, Lazarus would live in comfort, but he would be tormented. This was a clear sign of an afterlife with consequences based on current lifestyles. Which lifestyle would you prefer?
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