Don’t forget to welcome outsiders. By doing that, some people have welcomed angels without knowing it.

不可忘记用爱心接待客旅；因为曾有接待客旅的，不知不觉就接待了天使。

不可忘记用爱心接待旅客，因为曾经有人这样做，在无意中接待了天使。

不可忘记用爱心接待旅客，因为曾经有人这样做，在无意中接待了天使。

不要忘记款待客旅，因为曾经有人接待客旅时不知不觉接待了天使。

不要忘了用爱心接待人，有人就是这样作，在无意中就款待了天使。

不要忘记款待客旅，因为曾经有些人这样做，在无意中就招待了天使。

不可忘記用愛心接待客旅；因為曾有接待客旅的，不知不覺就接待了天使。

不可忘記用愛心接待旅客，因為曾經有人這樣做，在無意中接待了天使。

不可忘記用愛心接待旅客，因為曾經有人這樣做，在無意中接待了天使。

不要忘記款待客旅，因為曾經有人接待客旅時不知不覺接待了天使。

不要忘了用愛心接待人，有人就是這樣作，在無意中就款待了天使。

別忘了樂意款待旅客了。因為曾有人因樂意款待旅客，不知不覺竟款待了天使呢。

不要忘記款待客旅，因為曾經有些人這樣做，在無意中就招待了天使。

勿忘寓旅、蓋由是而行、曾有接天使而不覺者、

常柔遠人、蓋亦有不知其為天使而接之者、

勿忘款待客旅、曾有款待客旅者、不自知其所款待者為天使、

對於羈旅之人、亦當勉盡東道之誼；昔人有於無意中接納天神者焉。

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.

Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

I was hungry. And you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty. And you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger. And you invited me in.

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the large trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent. It was the hottest time of the day.Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. So he quickly left the entrance to his tent to greet them. He bowed low to the ground.He said,“ My lord, if you are pleased with me, don’t pass me by.Let me get you some water. Then all of you can wash your feet and rest under this tree.Let me get you something to eat to give you strength. Then you can go on your way. I want to do this for you now that you have come to me.”“ All right,” they answered.“ Do as you say.”So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah.“ Quick!” he said.“ Get about 36 pounds of the finest flour. Prepare it and bake some bread.”Then he ran over to the herd. He picked out a choice, tender calf. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.Then he brought some butter and milk and the calf that had been prepared. He served them to the three men. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.“ Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.“ Over there in the tent,” he said.Then one of them said,“ I will surely return to you about this time next year. Your wife Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.Abraham and Sarah were already very old. Sarah was too old to have a baby.So she laughed to herself. She thought,“ I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?”Then the Lord said to Abraham,“ Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say,‘ Will I really have a baby, now that I am old?’Is anything too hard for me? I will return to you at the appointed time next year. Sarah will have a son.”Sarah was afraid. So she lied and said,“ I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said,“ Yes, you laughed.”The men got up to leave. They looked down toward Sodom. Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.Then the Lord said,“ Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?He will certainly become a great and powerful nation. All nations on earth will be blessed because of him.I have chosen him. He must direct his children to live in the way that pleases me. And he must direct the members of his family after him to do the same. So he must guide all of them in doing what is right and fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham what I have promised him.”The Lord also said,“ The cries against Sodom and Gomorrah are very great. Their sin is so badthat I will go down and see for myself. I want to see if what they have done is as bad as the cries that have reached me. If it is not, then I will know.”The men turned away and went toward Sodom. But Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord.Then Abraham came up to him. He said,“ Will you sweep away godly people along with those who are evil?What if there are 50 godly people in the city? Will you really sweep it away? Won’t you spare the place because of the 50 godly people in it?You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?”The Lord said,“ If I find 50 godly people in the city of Sodom, I will spare it. I will spare the whole place because of them.”Then Abraham spoke up again. He said,“ I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. After all, I’m only dust and ashes.What if the number of godly people is five fewer than 50? Will you destroy the whole city because there are five fewer people?”“ If I find 45 there,” he said,“ I will not destroy it.”Once again Abraham spoke to him. He asked,“ What if only 40 are found there?” He said,“ If there are 40, I will not do it.”Then Abraham said,“ Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak. What if only 30 can be found there?” He answered,“ If I find 30, I will not do it.”Abraham said,“ I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. What if only 20 can be found there?” He said,“ If I find 20, I will not destroy it.”Then he said,“ Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak just one more time. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered,“ If I find ten, I will not destroy it.”When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham returned home.The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting near the gate of the city. When Lot saw the angels, he got up to greet them. He bowed down with his face to the ground.“ My lords,” he said,“ please come to my house. You can wash your feet and spend the night there. Then you can go on your way early in the morning.”“ No,” they answered.“ We’ll spend the night in the town square.”But Lot wouldn’t give up. So they went with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without using yeast. And they ate.

Welcome others into your homes without complaining.

Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Welcome others into your homes.

Instead, a church leader must welcome people into his home. He must love what is good. He must control his mind and feelings. He must do what is right. He must be holy. He must control the desires of his body.

So Elijah went to Zarephath. He came to the town gate. A widow was there gathering sticks. He called out to her. He asked,“ Would you bring me a little water in a jar? I need a drink.”She went to get the water. Then he called out to her,“ Please bring me a piece of bread too.”“ I don’t have any bread,” she replied.“ And that’s just as sure as the Lord your God is alive. All I have is a small amount of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I’m gathering a few sticks to take home. I’ll make one last meal for myself and my son. We’ll eat it. After that, we’ll die.”Elijah said to her,“ Don’t be afraid. Go home. Do what you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me. Make it out of what you have. Bring it to me. Then make some for yourself and your son.The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ The jar of flour will not be used up. The jug will always have oil in it. You will have flour and oil until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’ ”She went away and did what Elijah had told her to do. So Elijah had food every day. There was also food for the woman and her family.The jar of flour wasn’t used up. The jug always had oil in it. That’s what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken that message through Elijah.

No stranger ever had to spend the night in the street. My door was always open to travelers.

A leader must be free from blame. He must be faithful to his wife. In anything he does, he must not go too far. He must control himself. He must be worthy of respect. He must welcome people into his home. He must be able to teach.

I was a stranger. But you did not invite me in. I needed clothes. But you did not give me any. I was sick and in prison. But you did not take care of me.’

Gaius sends you his greetings. He has welcomed me and the whole church here into his house. Erastus is the director of public works here in the city. He sends you his greetings. Our brother Quartus also greets you.

He stands up for widows and for children whose fathers have died. He loves outsiders living among you. He gives them food and clothes.So you also must love outsiders. Remember that you yourselves were outsiders in Egypt.

She must be well known for the good things she does. That includes bringing up children. It includes inviting guests into her home. It includes washing the feet of the Lord’s people. It includes helping those who are in trouble. A widow should spend her time doing all kinds of good things.

She and her family were baptized. Then she invited us to her home.“ Do you consider me a believer in the Lord?” she asked.“ If you do, come and stay at my house.” She succeeded in getting us to go home with her.

Manoah said to the angel of the Lord,“ We would like you to stay and eat. We want to prepare a young goat for you.”The angel of the Lord replied,“ Even if I stay, I will not eat any of your food. But if you still want to prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” Manoah didn’t realize it was the angel of the Lord.Then Manoah asked the angel of the Lord a question.“ What is your name?” he said.“ We want to honor you when your word comes true.”The angel replied,“ Why are you asking me what my name is? You would not be able to understand it.”Manoah got a young goat. He brought it along with the grain offering. He sacrificed it on a rock to the Lord. Then the Lord did an amazing thing. It happened while Manoah and his wife were watching.A flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven. The angel of the Lord rose up in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw it, they fell with their faces to the ground.The angel of the Lord didn’t show himself again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized it was the angel of the Lord.“ We’re going to die!” he said to his wife.“ We’ve seen God!”But his wife answered,“ The Lord doesn’t want to kill us. If he did, he wouldn’t have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from us. He wouldn’t have shown us all these things. He wouldn’t have told us we’re going to have a son.”Later, the woman had a baby boy. She named him Samson. As he grew up, the Lord blessed him.The Spirit of the Lord began to work in his life. It happened while he was in Mahaneh Dan. That place is between Zorah and Eshtaol.

“ The King will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Share your food with hungry people. Provide homeless people with a place to stay. Give naked people clothes to wear. Provide for the needs of your own family.

Treat them as if they were one of your own people. Love them as you love yourself. Remember that all of you were outsiders in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Suppose I’ve seen people dying because they didn’t have enough clothes. I’ve seen needy people who didn’t have enough to keep warm.

One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A rich woman lived there. She begged him to stay and have a meal. So every time he came by, he stopped there to eat.