17 Bible Verses about Welcoming Believers

Wherefore receive ye one another as Christ received us, to the praise of God.

Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ]

that ye receive her in the Lord as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her, in whatsoever business she needeth of your aid. For she hath succored many, and mine own self also.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and make much of such:

Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you; And Mark, Barnabas' sister's son: touching whom, ye received commandments. If he come unto you receive him:

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

and said unto them, "Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.

And I say also unto you, Make you friends of the wicked mammon, that when ye shall have need they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

And my temptation which I suffered by reason of my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred, but received me as an angel of God: yea as Christ Jesus.

and into whatsoever city ye enter, if they receive you, eat such things as are set before you,

And when they were come to Jerusalem they were received of the congregation and of the apostles and elders. And they declared what things God had done by them.

which Jason hath received privily. And these all do contrary to the elders of Caesar, affirming another King: one Jesus."

And when he was disposed to go into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him. After he was come thither he helped them much, which had believed through grace.

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,

wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.