There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
Or else; This discourse concerning the rich man and Lazarus was written after the manner of a comparison in aparable, to declare that they who abound in earthly riches, unless they will relieve the necessities of the poor, shall meet with a heavy condemnation. But the tradition of the Jews relates that there was at that time in Jerusalem a certain Lazarus who was afflicted with extreme poverty and sickness, whom our Lord remembering, introduces him into the example for the sake of adding greater point to His words.
