Bible Verses About Hospitality To Strangers

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Directly states believers should be given to hospitality

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.

Direct command to love the stranger as oneself

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

Direct command to love the stranger

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Direct command to use hospitality without grudging

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Direct command not to mistreat or oppress a stranger

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

Clear Bible warning against receiving false teachers.

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

Direct qualification for a church leader to love hospitality

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

Main positive command that sets the baseline.

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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

Shows hospitality to brethren and strangers in one verse.

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

Another Levitical command about the stranger sojourning among you

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

Receives one another as Christ received us

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

Supports receiving such people as fellowhelpers to the truth

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:

Direct stranger-inclusion passage from Matthew 25

And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

Hospitality instruction to receive what is set before you

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

Do not move from house to house

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.