29 Bible Verses about Hospitality

Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

Keep open house for all with a glad heart;

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master. So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.

But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:

And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.

And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.

And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.

And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.

And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.

Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addition to those who came to us from the nations round about us.

The traveller did not take his night's rest in the street, and my doors were open to anyone on a journey;

And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.

And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.

And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.