17 Bible Verses about Welcoming Believers

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also hath received you, to the glory of God.

Him that is weak in the faith, receive; but not to doubtful disputations.

That ye may receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and assist her in whatsoever business she needeth you: for she hath been an helper of many, and of myself also.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and honour such.

Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas; (touching whom ye have received directions, if he come to you,

and he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.

and sat him by him, And said to them, whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

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

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Where is then the blessedness ye spake of?

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

And being come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and elders; and they declared all things which God had done with them.

Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus.

And when he was desirous to go over to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who being come thither, greatly helped through grace them that had believed.

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

For they themselves declare concerning us, what manner of entrance to you we had, and how ye turned from idols to God,

Wherefore if I come I will remember his wicked deeds which he doth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.