17 Bible Verses about Welcoming Believers

Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions.

that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well.

Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and hold men like him in high regard;

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him);

“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

and that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition you did not despise or loathe, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”

And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

After we arrived in Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and puts them out of the church.