34 Bible Verses about welcome

and thus you will have a free admittance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

whoever receives such a child as this upon my account, receives me; and he that receiveth me, does not so properly receive me, as the commands of him that sent me.

when you come to any city, where they receive you, eat without scruple, whatever food is set before you,

but in truth, added he, no prophet was ever well received in his own country.

wherever they shall refuse to entertain you, or to hear you, at your departure shake off the dust of your feet, as a testimonial against them. I assure you, the people of Sodom and Gomorrha shall be treated with less severity in the day of judgment, than that city.

whoever comes to you unaccompanied with this doctrine, don't admit him to your house, nor treat him with the common term of civility.

if they should not receive you, nor mind your instructions: when ye depart out of that house, or city, shake off the pagan dust from your feet.

I beg you therefore by the common ties of friendship to receive him as you would myself.

receive him then in the Lord with all alacrity, and let such be the objects of your esteem:

I advise you in like manner to lay out your fallacious treasure in acts of charity, that when you die, they may secure to you everlasting habitations.

as becometh christians, and assist her in every thing her business requires: for she hath assisted many besides my self.

but in every nation, he that feareth him, and acts justly, is acceptable to him.

but when you enter into any city, and they refuse to entertain you, go through the streets,

if the family be worthy, your benediction shall have its effect; but if it be not worthy, it shall only redound to your own advantage.

for which reason, when I come, I shall animadvert upon his conduct, and the malicious aspersions he casts upon us: not contented with this, he will neither receive the brethren himself, nor suffer those who are better inclin'd, to do it; but drives them out of the church.

I must do something that will secure me a reception in other families, when I have lost my place in this.

if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

be not unmindful of hospitality: for thereby some have unknowingly entertained angels.

when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

for I was prest with hunger, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

throw off then your vices as dregs and scum: and receive with docility that genuine doctrine, which is effectual to your salvation.

he came unto his own, and his own received him not.

distribute to the necessity of the saints; cultivate hospitality.

wherefore be kindly affected to one another, as Christ was to you, that you might glorify God.

I declare unto you, he that receiveth him that I send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

but they would not entertain him, because he appear'd to them, as if he was going to Jerusalem.

Jesus upon his return was received by a great number of people, who expected him.

at your entrance into any house, first say, prosperity be to this family.

He that receives you, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.

and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also.

A weak convert receive as a friend without regard to any difference of opinion.

for he who shows that respect to such a man, is accessary to his wicked actions.

I have writ to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the superiority, has no regard to our representations.