Dives and Lazarus, also called Lazarus and Dives or The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, is one of the stories told by Jesus. Recorded only in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 16:19-31), it tells of the relationship (in life and in death) between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. In the text of the Latin Bible, the Vulgate, since the rich man is not named, he is referred to as Dives from dives, the Latin word for rich man. The story has been a favorite for artists and theologians, as it is the most vivid account of an afterlife to be found in the New Testament.