Bible verses about "indifference" | Thomson

³³ But seek first the kingdom of God, and the righteousness required by him, and all those things will be superadded to you.

¹⁹ There was a certain rich man who was clad with purple and cotton robes, and who feasted daily in a splendid manner. ²⁰ And there was a certain poor man, named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, ²¹ desirous indeed to be fed with the crumbs which fell from his table: and moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. ²² At length this poor man died, and was carried by angels to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man died also, and was buried. ²³ And in the mansion of the dead having lifted up his eyes, being in torment, he seeth Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ Whereupon he cried and said, Father, Abraham, have pity 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. ²⁵ And Abraham said, Son, remember that thou receivedst thy good things in thy life time; and Lazarus in like manner, his evil things. But now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. ²⁶ But besides all this, there is betwixt us and you, a huge gulf fixed; so that they, who would go hence to you, cannot. Neither can they who are there, cross over to us. ²⁷ Then he said, I intreat thee therefore, Father, to send him to my father's house; ²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment. ²⁹ To this Abraham replied, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hearken to them. ³⁰ Whereupon he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one go to them from the dead, they will reform. ³¹ And Abraham said to him, If they will not hearken to Moses, and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

¹¹ concerning whom we have much to say, but not easy to be explained as you are slow of apprehension.

¹⁶ Now to what shall I compare this generation? It is like boys in the market place who call to their playfellows, ¹⁷ saying, "We have played to you on the pipe, but you have not danced; We have sung to you songs of woe, and you have not lamented."

² and be not conformed to this world; but transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may know experimentally what the will of God is, which is good and acceptable and perfect.

¹⁵ I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot. I wish thou wert cold or hot. ¹⁶ So then; because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit thee out of my mouth,