16 “God wanted the people to live by the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets. But ever since John came, the Good News about the kingdom of God is being told. Now everyone is trying hard to get into the kingdom.
17 Even the smallest part of a letter in the law cannot be changed. It would be easier for heaven and earth to pass away.
18 “If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, he is guilty of adultery. And the man who marries a divorced woman is also guilty of adultery.”
19 Jesus said, “There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes. He lived in luxury every day.
20 There was also a very poor man named Lazarus, whose body was covered with sores. Lazarus was often placed at the rich man’s gate.
21 He wanted to eat only the small pieces of food that fell from the rich man’s table. And the dogs would come and lick his sores!
22 Later, Lazarus died. The angels took Lazarus and placed him in the arms of Abraham. The rich man died, too, and was buried.