(合用 可用 隨便用)。

譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version 希臘文) 2009

19. Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, and daily indulged himself in luxury.

20. And there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores.

21. And he longed to be nourished with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; and the dogs even came and licked his sores.

22. Now it came to pass that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23. And in the grave he lifted up his eyes and was in torment, for he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have compassion on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am suffering because of this flame.’

25. Then Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received good things to the full, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are suffering.

26. And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed; so that those who desire to pass from here to you are not able, nor can those from there pass to us.’

27. And he said, ‘I beseech you then, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,

28. For I have five brothers; so that he may earnestly testify to them, in order that they also may not come to this place of torment.’

29. Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.’

30. But he said, ‘No, Father Abraham, but if one from the dead would go to them, they would repent.’

31. And he said to him, ‘If they will not hear Moses and the prophets, they would not be persuaded even if one rose from the dead.’ “ (A Faithful Version)

19. 耶穌再舉一比喻為例：有位財主，穿的是紫色袍和細麻布衣服，天天奢華宴樂。

20. 又有一個窮人，名叫拉撒路，渾身生瘡，癱在財主門前的台階。

21. 餓到想食檯上掉下的零碎也不介意，更期望有隻狗來舔他的瘡。

22. 不幸的他死了，被天使帶去，安置在亞伯拉罕的懷裡。不久財主也死了並埋葬。

23. 這財主從墓中極其痛苦地舉目，看到極之遙遠的亞伯拉罕，拉撒路敞在懷中。

24. 就大喊：亞伯拉罕哪，可憐我！打發拉撒路來，用手指蘸點水，讓舌頭涼快一點，我正受火焰之苦。

25. 亞伯拉罕回應：小子，想想生前你是如何享受，而拉撒路受苦。如今他受安慰，你在受苦。

26. 更糟糕的是，你我之間，有道深淵隔阻，想從你那邊過來，或想從我這邊過去，都不能的。

27. 財主作出要求：老祖宗，可不可以這樣，你打發拉撒路到我父家。

28. 我還有五個弟兄，就老實地向他們作見證，就可以避免到這裡來受苦。

29. 亞伯拉罕回應：不用，讓他們去了解摩西和先知的話就可以。

30. 財主回：老祖宗，事情不是這樣的，若有一位，曾經過死而復活的，到他們面前作證，必能改過。

31. 亞伯拉罕回應：若連摩西和先知的話都不能聽進，那怕是從死裡復活的，也不會聽。

耶穌舉這個例子，似乎是說，人有能力應該協助那些沒有能力的。

拉撒路是誰？

From AI

聖經故事中的拉撒路（Lazarus）記載於《約翰福音》第11章，他是耶穌的摯友，也是伯大尼的馬大和，馬利亞的兄弟。拉撒路病故後，耶穌前往伯大尼，在拉撒路死後四天，耶穌指示眾人移開墓穴的石頭，並呼喚拉撒路出來，隨後拉撒路便從墳墓中走出來復活了

如果是，拉撒路的身世和遭遇是可以再加研究。這處不打算進入更多的討論。耶穌點名相信有深意在，只是未能完全體會。這位記錄在約翰福音中的拉撒路似乎跟這處的，是同一位，最明顯的是，不見生平只見死亡。

這處的拉撒路很窮，有病，患嚴重的皮膚病，這病跟貧窮也有關係。跟他相對的是財主，身食無憂。這個對比很強烈。也顯示二者的情況形成一道鴻溝，它是二個絕不相同的心態：強者和弱者。

正正是這麼強烈，就顯示出不是財主的能力出問題，而在心中沒有憐憫 (心存憐憫的有福了)。這比喻將需要憐憫和不存憐憫之間，在彌賽亞國度的重要。八福中有言：心存憐憫的人，必得憐憫 (太5:7)。為此問題不出于有錢無錢，是出於人是否有憐憫人的心，而惻忍之心人皆有之，是創造本來就有。有錢有權是強者？不是他本人強，而是制度本身需要，因為強人是藏身制度保護。弱者並不弱。只是不與天爭不和地鬥，持著人該有人性過活而矣。以香港為例，有許多老年人士，他們一把年紀是以自身微弱的勞力，去爭取生存的權利。他們不求人，不乞憐社會國家，相比那個更強？一個弱於智，一位強於靈。

財主提出一個很重要的問題，有見證就有人會信。耶穌給出的說法：若連摩西和先知的話都不能聽進，那怕是從死裡復活的，也不會聽 (v.31)。這是個非常嚴肅的話題，福音該如何去傳？

它涉及一個觀念：有憐憫的人會因為明白了而相信。若沒有憐憫，或假裝憐憫的人，就算見證擺在面前，都不會相信。這真傳福音時，給人一個明辨的表徵：見這人沒有憐憫之心，滿口律法，如該怎處理之類的話，對這等人作見證不會有果效，因為沒有得救的智慧。八福說有憐憫，得見神，意思有這份心腸，就不以學識、地位以及錢財作為人生唯一的目標。

tps://www.petmd.com/dog/behavior/why-does-my-dog-lick-my-wounds Dogs lick sores due to an instinctive drive to clean and soothe the wound, which also offers temporary pain relief by stimulating nerve endings. 似乎是狗都有憐憫之心！

註：2025年日劇以此名為名出了動畫作品，內容是從這人物引申出來的靈感，有意思：

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAZARUS_%E6%8B%89%E6%92%92%E8%B7%AF LAZARUS 拉撒路動畫