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Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Let brotherly love continue.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

Let brotherly love continue. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; — read the full passage →

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? — read the full passage →

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. — read the full passage →

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. — read the full passage →

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →