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.
23 But he was sent to where the dead are and had much pain. The rich man saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his arms.
24 He called, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to me so that he can dip his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am suffering in this fire!’