17 Bible Verses about Receiving Jesus As A Guest

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and will sup with him, and he with me.

It fortuned as they went, that he entered into a certain town. And a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house.

Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.

I was naked, and ye clothed me not. I was sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.'

And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down also with Jesus, and his disciples.

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat at meat also with Jesus and his disciples. For there were many that followed him.

And that same Levi made him a great feast at home in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat at meat with him.

When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board.

When he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, even as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, called nard, that was pure and costly, and she brake the box and poured it on his head.

Then Jesus, six days before Easter, came to Bethany: where Lazarus which was dead was, whom Jesus raised from death. There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment called nard, perfect and precious, and anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped his feet with her hair, and all the house was filled of the savour of the ointment.

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And behold a woman in that city, which was a sinner, as soon as she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster box of ointment, and she stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with ointment.read more.
When the Pharisee which bade him to his house, saw that, he spake within himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would surely have known who and what manner woman this is which toucheth him, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee." And he said, "Master say on." "There was a certain lender, which had two debtors, the one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. When they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them tell me, will love him most?" Simon answered, and said, "I suppose that he to whom he forgave most." And he said unto him, "Thou hast truly judged." And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love." And he said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven thee." And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, "Who is this which forgiveth sins also?"

And it chanced that he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on a Sabbath day: and they watched him.

But they constrained him, saying, "Abide with us: for it draweth towards night, and the day is far passed." And he went in to tarry with them.

And Jesus was called also, and his disciples, unto the marriage.

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.