Rich man and Lazarus Rich man and Lazarus The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a well-known parable of Jesus appearing in the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke () tells of the relationship, during life and after death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The traditional name "Dives" is not actually a name, but instead a word for "rich man", "dives", in the text of the Latin Bible, the Vulgate. The rich man was also given the names "Neuēs" (i.e. Nineveh) and "Fineas" (i.e. Phineas)
Parables of Jesus the Empty Jar. The noncanonical Apocryphon of James also contains three unique parables attributed to Jesus. They are known as "The Parable of the Ear of Grain", "The Parable of the Grain of Wheat", and "The Parable of the Date-Palm Shoot". The hypothetical Q document is seen as a source for some of the parables in Matthew, Luke, and Thomas. In the Gospel of Matthew (13:10–17) Jesus provides an answer when asked about his use of parables: The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" He replied, <br><DD>"The knowledge of the secrets