21 Martha then said to Jesus, “ ( Y)Lord, ( Z)if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 20 So then ( W)Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but ( X)Mary stayed in the house. 18 Now ( S)Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away 19 and many of ( T)the Jews had come to ( U)Martha and Mary, ( V)to console them about their brother. 14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus died, 15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe but let’s go to him.” 16 ( P)Therefore Thomas, who was called ( Q)Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, so that we may die with Him!”ġ7 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb ( R)four days. 10 But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11 This He said, and after this He *said to them, “Our ( M)friend Lazarus ( N)has fallen asleep but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.” 12 The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will come out of it.” 13 Now ( O)Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about actual sleep. 7 Then after this He *said to the disciples, “ ( I)Let’s go to Judea again.” 8 The disciples *said to Him, “ ( J)Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking ( K)to stone You, and yet You are going there again?” 9 Jesus replied, “ ( L)Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “ ( E)Lord, behold, ( F)he whom You love is sick.” 4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not meant for death, but is for ( G)the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.” 5 (Now Jesus loved ( H)Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.) 6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. 2 And it was the Mary who ( C)anointed ( D)the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. It is surely not impossible for the wealthy to enter heaven (numerous Godly men of the Bible were prosperous), but Scripture is plain that it is very troublesome ( Luke 18:24-25).11 Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of ( A)Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister ( B)Martha. "but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful." ( Mark 4:19). Not only do fortunes not get one into heaven, but they have the potential to separate a person from God like few other things. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter” ( James 5:5). However, as the apostle James advised, “You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. Also, he believed the impoverished, like Lazarus, were cursed by God. The rich man incorrectly saw his worldly wealth as proof of God’s love and blessing. Moral of Lazarus and the Rich Man Parable This Bible story is a great and powerful reminder that we will pay for our sins on earth when we finally decease, therefore we should love and care for our fellow mankind. Abraham told the rich man that if his brothers did not believe in Scripture, neither would they believe Lazarus, even if he came directly from heaven. Pleading to “Father Abraham” in heaven, the rich man asked that Lazarus come down from heaven to cool his tongue with a drop of water to reduce his “agony in this fire.” The rich man additionally requested Abraham to send Lazarus back to earth as a warning to his brothers to atone for their sins, however, both requests were refused. Lazarus was welcomed into heaven, while the rich man was condemned to hell.
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