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

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

Do not neglect to show hospitality to 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.

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.

For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.

The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground.“ My lord,” he said,“ if it pleases you, stop here for a while.Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.And since you’ve honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey.”“ All right,” they said.“ Do as you have said.”So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah,“ Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it.When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees.“ Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked.“ She’s inside the tent,” Abraham replied.Then one of them said,“ I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.So she laughed silently to herself and said,“ How could a worn out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master— my husband— is also so old?”Then the Lord said to Abraham,“ Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say,‘ Can an old woman like me have a baby?’Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying,“ I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said,“ No, you did laugh.”Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.“ Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the Lord asked.“ For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”So the Lord told Abraham,“ I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant.I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham.Abraham approached him and said,“ Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city— will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes?Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”And the Lord replied,“ If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.”Then Abraham spoke again.“ Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.Suppose there are only forty five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And the Lord said,“ I will not destroy it if I find forty five righteous people there.”Then Abraham pressed his request further.“ Suppose there are only forty?” And the Lord replied,“ I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.”“ Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded.“ Let me speak— suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the Lord replied,“ I will not destroy it if I find thirty.”Then Abraham said,“ Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue— suppose there are only twenty?” And the Lord replied,“ Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”Finally, Abraham said,“ Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied,“ Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”When the Lord had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent.That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground.“ My lords,” he said,“ come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again.”“ Oh no,” they replied.“ We’ll just spend the night out here in the city square.”But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.

Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.

Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her,“ Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?”As she was going to get it, he called to her,“ Bring me a bite of bread, too.”But she said,“ I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”But Elijah said to her,“ Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!”So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.

I have never turned away a stranger but have opened my doors to everyone.

So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.

I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings, and so does our brother Quartus.

He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?

She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests.“ If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said,“ come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord,“ Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.”“ I will stay,” the angel of the Lord replied,“ but I will not eat anything. However, you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the Lord.”( Manoah didn’t realize it was the angel of the Lord.)Then Manoah asked the angel of the Lord,“ What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want to honor you.”“ Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the Lord replied.“ It is too wonderful for you to understand.”Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the Lord. And as Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did an amazing thing.As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground.The angel did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Manoah finally realized it was the angel of the Lord,and he said to his wife,“ We will certainly die, for we have seen God!”But his wife said,“ If the Lord were going to kill us, he wouldn’t have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn’t have appeared to us and told us this wonderful thing and done these miracles.”When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up.And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

“ And the King will say,‘ I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.

Treat them like native born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes and the needy with nothing to wear,

One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat.