Hebrews 13:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Read the full meaning“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 13:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:1Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
- Judges 13:15“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
- 1 Kings 17:10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
- 1 Kings 17:11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
- 2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
- Job 31:19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Job 31:32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
- Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Matthew 25:43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
- Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Romans 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
- 1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- 1 Timothy 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
- Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
- 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
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