Hospitality

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world; — read the full passage →

as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee; — read the full passage →

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;

for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you--for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself?

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day; — read the full passage →

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did <FI>it<Fi> to one of these my brethren--the least--to me ye did <FI>it<Fi> .

In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there <FI>is<Fi> a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house, — read the full passage →

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye--ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.

`And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him; — read the full passage →

And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself--face to the earth, — read the full passage →

salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother,

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?' — read the full passage →

`He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me, — read the full passage →

and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, `If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

And having entered, he was passing through Jericho, — read the full passage →

`And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

And he saith, `Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I--I have prepared the house and place for the camels!'

and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

Let brotherly love remain; — read the full passage →

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath, and cometh in unto the opening of the city, and lo there, a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me, a little water in a vessel, and I drink.' — read the full passage →

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins; — read the full passage →

And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge <FI>us<Fi> ;

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

And the day cometh that Elisha passeth over unto Shunem, and there <FI>is<Fi> a great woman, and she layeth hold on him to eat bread, and it cometh to pass, at the time of his passing over, he turneth aside thither to eat bread,

one judgment is to you; as a sojourner so is a native; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.'

if any one doth speak--`as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister--`as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

`And ye have loved the sojourner, for sojourners ye were in the land of Egypt.

let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree;

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

And in <FI>his<Fi> speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself--face to the earth,

the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, <FI>is<Fi> the fulness of law.

`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;

we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin, — read the full passage →

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul; — read the full passage →

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world; — read the full passage →

And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, `Let us detain thee, we pray thee, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.'

and he saith unto his daughters, `And where <FI>is<Fi> he? why <FI>is<Fi> this? --ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.'

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, `Place bread.' — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars--seven. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day; — read the full passage →

and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land <FI>is<Fi> before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'

this one doth lodge with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea; this one shall speak to thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me--honour him will the Father.

and they constrained him, saying, `Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

And David saith to him, `Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.' — read the full passage →

And Joshua son of Nun sendeth from Shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, `Go, see the land--and Jericho;' and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Rahab, and they lie down there. — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

Let brotherly love remain;

And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh. — read the full passage →

and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife;

Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man <FI>is<Fi> of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he <FI>is<Fi> a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place <FI>are<Fi> Benjamites. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,

we--we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death. — read the full passage →

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety <FI>him who<Fi> doth breathe for it.

And to the two men who are spying the land Joshua said, `Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to her.' — read the full passage →

may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And we ought--we who are strong--to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →