Abraham, please have mercy on me, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, to help cool my tounge. I am in agony in this fire.
Son, remember that in your lifetime you received good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.
In this picture, we can see the poor man by the name of Lazarus, beg the rich man for food. He would continuously do this, and would take even the scraps off his table, or whatever the dogs would eat. The rich man never gave him food, and let him suffer.
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
Eventually, both Lazarus and the rich man had passed away, with one exception. Lazarus had ascended into heaven, being by the side of Abraham, while the rich man stayed in hell. He begged Abraham for mercy.
Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.
No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.
They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them
If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.
Abraham reminded him that during his life, he was able to receive good things, while Lazarus received bad things. Now the roles are switched, Lazarus is comforted here while he stays in agony.
In addition, Abraham sets out boundaries. He describes how a great chasm has been placed between them, basically the boundary between hell and heaven. No one is allowed to go from where Abraham is, to the rich man, and vice versa.
We then see from the rich mans perspective, him trying to negotiate something with Abraham. He wanted him to send Lazarus with his family, and even allow him to warn them if neccesary.
Abraham debates the rich's man preposition by stating how Moses and the Prophets will be there for the family of the rich man, and they can listen to them. If they are their, then their is no reason his family shall be convinced to repent because Moses and the Prophets are there, even if someone dies. We can surmise that this parable represents Luke's concern with Jesus' attitude with the rich and poor,