Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
WEB
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
YLT
of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;
DBT
Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)