Hospitality and Strangers

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

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

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

Love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in Egypt.

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in Egypt.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

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:

I was a stranger, and ye took me in — Christ identifies with the stranger.

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Abraham welcomes three strangers at the oaks of Mamre, the model of hospitality.

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

God loves the stranger; therefore love the stranger.

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

God loves the stranger; therefore love the stranger.

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

A bishop must be given to hospitality.

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

An elder must be a lover of hospitality.

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

Commendation for showing hospitality to traveling brethren and strangers.

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

Commendation for showing hospitality to traveling brethren and strangers.

Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

Commendation for showing hospitality to traveling brethren and strangers.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

Commendation for showing hospitality to traveling brethren and strangers.