Acts 16:15

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When Lydia and her family were baptized, she invited us to stay at her home. She said, “If you’re convinced that I believe in the Lord, then stay at my home.” She insisted. So we did.

Cross References

Genesis 19:3

But he insisted so strongly that they came with him and went into his home. He prepared a special dinner for them, baked some unleavened bread, and they ate.

Genesis 33:11

Please take the present I’ve brought you, because God has been gracious to me and has given me all that I need.” So Esau took it because Jacob insisted.

2 Kings 4:8

One day Elisha was traveling through Shunem, where a rich woman lived. She had invited him to eat ⌞with her⌟. So whenever he was in the area, he stopped in to eat.

Matthew 10:41

The person who welcomes a prophet as such will receive a prophet’s reward. The person who welcomes a godly person as such will receive a godly person’s reward.

Matthew 3:6

As they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Luke 14:23

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go to the roads and paths! Urge the people to come to my house. I want it to be full.

Luke 24:29

They urged him, “Stay with us! It’s getting late, and the day is almost over.” So he went to stay with them.

Acts 11:14

He will give you a message that will save you and everyone in your home.’

Acts 16:31

They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved.”

Acts 16:33

At that hour of the night, the jailer washed Paul and Silas’ wounds. The jailer and his entire family were baptized immediately.

Acts 16:34

He took Paul and Silas upstairs into his home and gave them something to eat. He and his family were thrilled to be believers in God.

Acts 18:8

The synagogue leader Crispus and his whole family believed in the Lord. Many Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

Acts 8:12

However, when Philip spread the Good News about God’s kingdom and the one named Jesus Christ, men and women believed him and were baptized.

Acts 8:38

The official ordered the carriage to stop. He and Philip stepped into the water, and Philip baptized him.

Romans 16:23

Gaius greets you. He is host to me and the whole church. Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you. Quartus, our brother in the Christian faith, greets you.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. You should have recommended me to others. Even if I’m nothing, I wasn’t inferior in any way to your super-apostles.

2 Corinthians 5:14

Clearly, Christ’s love guides us. We are convinced of the fact that one man has died for all people. Therefore, all people have died.

Galatians 6:10

Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.

Ephesians 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will. To God’s holy and faithful people who are united with Christ in the city of Ephesus.

Philippians 1:7

You have a special place in my heart. So it’s right for me to think this way about all of you. All of you are my partners. Together we share God’s favor, whether I’m in prison or defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.

Philemon 1:17

If you think of me as your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.

Hebrews 13:2

Don’t forget to show hospitality to believers you don’t know. By doing this some believers have shown hospitality to angels without being aware of it.

1 Peter 5:12

I’ve written this short letter to you and I’m sending it by Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother. I’ve written to encourage you and to testify that this is God’s genuine good will. Remain firmly established in it!

2 John 1:10

If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring these teachings, don’t take him into your home or even greet him.

3 John 1:5

Dear friend, you are showing your faith in whatever you do for other believers, especially when they’re your guests.

3 John 1:8

We must support believers who go on trips like this so that we can work together with them in spreading the truth.

1 Samuel 28:23

But he refused. “I don’t want to eat,” he said. Nevertheless, his officers and the woman kept urging  him until he listened to them. So he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.