17 Bible Verses about Welcoming Believers

Therefore, welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.

As for the man who is weak in faith, accept him, but not for disputes over opinions.

that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she has need from you, for she has been a helper of many and of myself also.

So receive him in the Lord with all joy; and honor men like him,

My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, and also Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you have 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 little child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

and though my fleshly condition was a trial to you, you did not despise or scorn me, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus himself.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.

When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed 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 are all acting against 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. When he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

When we arrived at 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,

So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping against us with evil words. And not satisfied with that, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.