I was a stranger,and you did not inviteMe in; naked,and you did not clotheMe; sick,and in prison,and you did not visitMe.'
IfI have seenanyone perishfor lackof clothing,Or that the needyhadnocovering,
Thereforethussaysthe LORDGodof Israelconcerningthe shepherdswho are tendingMy people:"You have scatteredMy flockand driventhem away,and have not attendedto them; behold,I am about to attendto you for the evilof your deeds,"declaresthe LORD.
"The peopleof the landhave practicedoppressionand committedrobbery,and they have wrongedthe poorand needyand have oppressedthe sojournerwithoutjustice.
naked,and you clothedMe; I was sick,and you visitedMe; I was in prison,and you cameto Me.'
for I was hungry,and you gaveMe [nothing] to eat;I was thirsty,and you gaveMe nothingto drink;
"Thenthey themselvesalsowill answer,'Lord,whendid we seeYou hungry,orthirsty,ora stranger,ornaked,orsick,orin prison,and did not take careof You?'
AftersomedaysPaulsaidto Barnabas,"Let us returnand visitthe brethrenin everycityin whichwe proclaimedthe wordof the Lord,[and see] howthey are."
Do not neglectto show hospitality to strangers,for by thissomehave entertainedangelswithout knowingit.
Rememberthe prisoners,as thoughin prisonwith them, [and] thosewho are ill-treated,sinceyou yourselvesalsoare in the body.
They turnedasidetherein order to enter[and] lodgein Gibeah.When they entered,they satdownin the opensquareof the city,for noonetookthem into [his] houseto spendthe night.
