Hebrews 13:2

God's Word

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.

Cross References

Genesis 18:1

The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oak trees belonging to Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Genesis 19:1

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed with his face touching the ground.

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.

Job 31:19

If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes or a poor person going naked….

Job 31:32

(The visitor never spent the night outside, because I opened my door to the traveler.)

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.

Leviticus 19:34

Foreigners living among you will be like your own people. Love them as you love yourself, because you were foreigners living in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 25:35

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 into your home.

Matthew 25:40

“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me into your homes. I needed clothes, and you didn’t give me anything to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t take care of me.’

Acts 16:15

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.

Romans 12:13

Share what you have with God’s people who are in need. Be hospitable.

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.

1 Timothy 3:2

A bishop must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife, be sober, use good judgment, be respectable, be hospitable, and be able to teach.

1 Timothy 5:10

People should tell about the good things she has done: raising children, being hospitable, taking care of believers’ needs, helping the suffering, or always doing good things.

Titus 1:8

Instead, he must be hospitable, love what is good, use good judgment, be fair and moral, and have self-control.

1 Peter 4:9

Welcome each other as guests without complaining.

3 John 1:5

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