29 Bible Verses about Hospitality

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Practice hospitality one to another without grudging.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, temperate;

Well reported of for good works; if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

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

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh?

But when you give a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

And he answered, You shall not slay them: would you slay 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. And he prepared a great feast for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that you have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray you, let us detain you, until we shall have made ready a kid for you.

And the old man said, Peace be with you; however let all your needs lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where there was a wealthy woman; and she urged him to eat some food. And so it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat some food.

Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that are about us.

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler.

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she prevailed upon us.

And when he had brought them into his house, he sat food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and abode with him.

And the native people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

In the same place were lands of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.