Hospitality

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Hebrews 13:2 NT

  Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

• Isaiah 58:7 OT

  Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?

• Luke 14:13 NT

  But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

• 2 Kings 6:22 OT

  He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”

• 2 Kings 6:23 OT

  He prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.

• Romans 12:20 NT

  Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

• Luke 14:14 NT

  and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

• Genesis 14:18 OT

  Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.

• Genesis 18:3-8 OT

  and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant. Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your…

• Genesis 19:2 OT

  and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”

• Genesis 19:3 OT

  He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

• Genesis 24:31 OT

  He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

• Exodus 2:20 OT

  He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

• Judges 13:15 OT

  Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”

• 1 Samuel 9:22 OT

  Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.

• 2 Samuel 6:19 OT

  He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.

• 2 Samuel 19:32 OT

  Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided the king with sustenance while he stayed at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

• 2 Kings 4:8 OT

  One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

• Nehemiah 5:17 OT

  Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.

• Job 31:17 OT

  or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

• Job 31:32 OT

  (the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

• Luke 19:6 NT

  He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

• John 4:40 NT

  So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

• Acts 16:15 NT

  When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.