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Hebrews 13:2

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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ASV

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
φιλοξενίαςphiloxeniasOf hospitalityG5381 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ἐπιλανθάνεσθε·epilanthanesthedo forget;G1950 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
ταύτηςtautēsthisG3778 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἔλαθόνelathonunawaresG2990 →
τινεςtinessomeG5100 →
ξενίσαντεςxenisanteshave entertainedG3579 →
ἀγγέλους.angelousangels.G32 →

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Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,Genesis 18:1Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.Matthew 25:43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.1 Kings 17:10–16So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”Deuteronomy 10:18–19He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.Judges 13:15–25“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”Job 31:32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?1 Timothy 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.Luke 19:5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”Luke 14:13But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

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