^16:24So⁷⁵ he called out,⁷⁶ ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus⁷⁷ to dip the tip of his finger⁷⁸ in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish⁷⁹ in this fire.’⁸⁰^16:25But Abraham said, ‘Child,⁸¹ remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.⁸²^16:26Besides all this,⁸³ a great chasm⁸⁴ has been fixed between us,⁸⁵ so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’

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Footnotes

75 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous actions in the narrative.
76 Grk “calling out he said”; this is redundant in contemporary English style and has been simplified to “he called out.”
77 The rich man had not helped Lazarus before, when he lay outside his gate (v. 2), but he knew him well enough to know his name. This is why the use of the name Lazarus in the parable is significant. (The rich man’s name, on the other hand, is not mentioned, because it is not significant for the point of the story.)
78 The dipping of the tip of his finger in water is evocative of thirst. The thirsty are in need of God’s presence (Ps 42:1–2; Isa 5:13). The imagery suggests the rich man is now separated from the presence of God.
79 Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92).
80 Fire in this context is OT imagery; see Isa 66:24.
81 The Greek term here is τέκνον (teknon), which could be understood as a term of endearment.
82 Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92). Here is the reversal Jesus mentioned in Luke 6:20–26.
83 Grk “And in all these things.” There is no way Lazarus could carry out this request even if divine justice were not involved.
84 The great chasm between heaven and hell is impassable forever. The rich man’s former status meant nothing now.
85 Grk “between us and you.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’

“ ‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony. Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’

“But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain. And in addition to all these things, a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able to do so, nor can they cross over from there to us.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

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