15. And he said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God.
16. “The law and the prophets lasted until John; but from then on the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone who enters does so with violence.
17. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest part of a letter of the law to become invalid.
18. “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
19. “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.
20. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21. who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.
22. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,
23. and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
24. And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’
25. Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.