Luke 16:24-31 And he shouted out, ‘Forefather Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus to me, so he can dip the tip of his finger in water and touch my tongue to cool it, because I am in agony in these flames.’

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ And he shouted out, ‘Forefather Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus [to me], so he can dip the tip of his finger in water [and touch] my tongue to cool it, because I am in agony in these flames.’ ²⁵ But Abraham said [to him], ‘Son, remember how you enjoyed good things when you were alive [on earth] and how Lazarus had to put up with bad things? But now here [i.e., in the unseen place of departed spirits] he is being comforted and you are in agony. ²⁶ And besides all this, there is a huge chasm situated between us and you so that those who wanted to go from here to there [where you are] cannot do it. And no one can cross over from there to us [over here].’ ²⁷ Then the rich man said, ‘I beg you therefore, forefather [Abraham], that you would send Lazarus to my father’s house, ²⁸ where I have five brothers. Then he could warn them so that they will not [have to] come to this [terrible] place of torment also.’ ²⁹ But Abraham said, ‘They have [the writings of] Moses and the prophets; let them pay attention to them.’ ³⁰ Then the rich man said, ‘No, forefather Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, [then] they will repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives].’ ³¹ And Abraham replied, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded [even] if someone rises from the dead [i.e., to come back and warn them].’”