New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 16:23-31

23InHadesᾅδῃhadēG86he liftedἐπάραςeparasG1869up his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225in tormentβασάνοιςbasanoisG931,and sawὁρᾷhoraG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11farG3113awayἀπὸapoG575 G3113and LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976in his bosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24And he criedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455out and saidG3004, ‘FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,haveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on me, and sendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976soἵναinaG2443that he may dipβάψῃbapsēG911the tipἄκρονakronG206of his fingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147in waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and coolκαταψύξῃkatapsuxēG2711off my tongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100,for I amG3600in agonyG3600inthisταύτῃ.¶tautēG3778flameφλογὶphlogiG5395.’

25But AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidG3004, ‘Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,rememberμνήσθητιmnēsthētiG3403thatduringἐνenG1722your lifeζωῇzōēaG2222you receivedἀπέλαβεςapelabesG618your goodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsG18,and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976badG2556thingsG2556;but nowνῦνnunG3568he is being comfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870hereὧδεhōdeG5602,and you are in agonyὀδυνᾶσαι.odunasaiG3600.

26AndbesidesἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thisτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342us and you there is a greatμέγαmegaG3173chasmχάσμαchasmaG5490fixedἐστήρικταιestēriktaiG4741,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that thoseοἱhoiG3588who wishθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to comeG1224overG1224from hereG1759to you will not be ableδύνωνταιdunōntaiG1410, and thatnoneμηδὲmēdeG3366may crossG1276overG1276from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564to us.’

27And he saidG3004, ‘Thenοὖν,ounG3767I begἐρωτῶerōtōG2065you, fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,that you sendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992him to my father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624--

28for I haveἔχωechōG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80--in orderὅπωςhopōsG3704that he maywarnδιαμαρτύρηταιdiamarturētaiG1263them, soἵναinaG2443that they will not alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064to thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτόπονtoponG5117of tormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.’

29But AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidΛέγειLegeiG3004, ‘They haveἔχουσινechousinG2192MosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475and the Prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;let them hearἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanG191them.’

30But he saidG3004, ‘Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,but ifἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100goesπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198to them from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,they will repentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340!’

31But he saidG3004to him, ‘IfεἰeiG1487they do not listenἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191to MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475and the ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,they will not be persuadedπεισθήσονται.¶peisthēsontaiG3982evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761ifἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100risesἀναστῇanastēaG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.’”

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