Bible verses about "hospitality" | MNT

⁴¹ For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward.

² The foreign-speaking people showed us uncommon kindness, for they lighted a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain and because of the cold.

² I beg you to give her a Christian welcome, as the saints should; and to assist her in any matter in which she may have need of you. For she herself has been made an overseer to many people, including myself.

²³ And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men. ²⁴ You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.

¹⁰ She must be well reputed for good works, as one who has brought up a family, received strangers with hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, relieved the distressed, and diligently followed every good work.

² The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;

⁷ slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men;

¹² Also to his host who had invited him, he continued, saying. "When you are making a dinner-party or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, lest it chance that they invite you in return, and a recompense be made by you. ¹³ "But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. ¹⁴ "Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."

⁸ but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.

³⁴ "Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ "'For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; ³⁶ "'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.' ³⁷ "Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ "'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ "'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?' ⁴⁰ "'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.' ⁴¹ "Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; ⁴² "for I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; ⁴³ "I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, or in prison, and you visited me not.' ⁴⁴ "Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?' ⁴⁵ "But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.' ⁴⁶ "And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

¹³ Be liberal to needy saints. Practise hospitality.

⁹ Be hospitable to one another, without grudging.

² Do not neglect to show hospitality; for by it some have even entertained angels unawares.