Luke 16:18-21 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

18. It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.

19. There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food.

20. But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house.

21. He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them.

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