Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a New Testament story told by Jesus that contrasts the earthly luxury of a wealthy man with the suffering of a poor beggar to teach about justice, compassion, and the reversal of fortunes in the afterlife.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Context triple: [Gospel of Luke, contains, Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus]
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A.
Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a well-known New Testament story told by Jesus that illustrates themes of repentance, forgiveness, and the boundless mercy of a loving father toward his wayward son.
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parable of the Good Samaritan
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a biblical story told by Jesus that illustrates radical neighborly love and compassion that transcends social, ethnic, and religious boundaries.
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parable of the faithful and wicked servants
The parable of the faithful and wicked servants is a teaching of Jesus that contrasts a loyal, watchful servant with a negligent, abusive one to warn about readiness and accountability for his return.
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The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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E.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Target entity description: The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a New Testament story told by Jesus that contrasts the earthly luxury of a wealthy man with the suffering of a poor beggar to teach about justice, compassion, and the reversal of fortunes in the afterlife.
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A.
Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a well-known New Testament story told by Jesus that illustrates themes of repentance, forgiveness, and the boundless mercy of a loving father toward his wayward son.
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B.
parable of the Good Samaritan
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a biblical story told by Jesus that illustrates radical neighborly love and compassion that transcends social, ethnic, and religious boundaries.
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C.
parable of the faithful and wicked servants
The parable of the faithful and wicked servants is a teaching of Jesus that contrasts a loyal, watchful servant with a negligent, abusive one to warn about readiness and accountability for his return.
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D.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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E.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Testament narrative
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biblical parable ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| afterlifeOutcome |
Lazarus carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom
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rich man in torment in Hades ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Jesus Christ
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surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
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| centralTheme |
compassion for the poor
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divine justice ⓘ irrevocability of postmortem destiny ⓘ judgment after death ⓘ reversal of fortunes in the afterlife ⓘ sufficiency of Scripture for repentance ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
banquet imagery
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beggar at the gate ⓘ great chasm fixed between saved and lost ⓘ request for a sign from the dead ⓘ |
| featureNote |
Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lazarus is the only named character in a parable of Jesus
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| featuresCharacter |
Abraham
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Lazarus of Bethany ⓘ
surface form:
Lazarus
rich man ⓘ rich man’s brothers ⓘ |
| foundIn | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| foundInChapter | Luke 16 ⓘ |
| foundInVerses | Luke 16:19–31 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Heaven
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surface form:
Abraham’s bosom
Hades ⓘ gate of the rich man’s house ⓘ house of a rich man ⓘ |
| includesDialogueBetween | rich man and Abraham ⓘ |
| includesRequest |
rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to cool his tongue
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rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers ⓘ |
| includesResponse |
Abraham says they have Moses and the Prophets
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Abraham says they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | warning against hard-heartedness ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| LazarusDescription |
covered with sores
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desired to be fed with crumbs from the rich man’s table ⓘ dogs licked his sores ⓘ |
| namesCharacter |
Lazarus of Bethany
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surface form:
Lazarus
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| richManDescription |
clothed in purple and fine linen
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feasted sumptuously every day ⓘ |
| teaches |
earthly status can be reversed in eternity
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responsibility to heed Moses and the Prophets ⓘ the danger of ignoring the needy ⓘ wealth does not guarantee God’s favor ⓘ |
| traditionContext | Lukan special material (unique to Luke) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching on wealth and poverty
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Christian teaching on heaven and hell ⓘ |
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Subject: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Description of subject: The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a New Testament story told by Jesus that contrasts the earthly luxury of a wealthy man with the suffering of a poor beggar to teach about justice, compassion, and the reversal of fortunes in the afterlife.
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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this entity surface form:
Lazarus is the only named character in a parable of Jesus
this entity surface form:
parable of the rich man and the poor man’s lamb
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"Abraham says they have Moses and the Prophets"
Abraham says they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead
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appearsIn
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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"Abraham says they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead"
Kitchen Still Life with the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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depicts
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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this entity surface form:
parable of the rich man and Lazarus
Kitchen Still Life with the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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this entity surface form:
rich man and Lazarus