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Guest
21 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 18:2Nave Salutations to
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- 1 Kings 1:41ISBE
¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
- 1 Kings 1:49ISBE
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
- Proverbs 9:18ISBE
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
- Proverbs 23:1–3Nave Rules for the conduct of
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
- Proverbs 23:6–8Nave Rules for the conduct of
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and…
- Proverbs 25:6Nave Rules for the conduct of
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- Proverbs 25:7Nave Rules for the conduct of
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
- Proverbs 25:17Nave Rules for the conduct of
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
- Zephaniah 1:7ISBE
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
- Matthew 10:40ISBE
¶ He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- Matthew 22:10ISBE
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
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- Matthew 25:35 ISBE
- Luke 5:29 ISBE
- Luke 7:44–46 ISBE
- Luke 10:5–7 Nave Rules for the conduct of
- Luke 10:38 ISBE
- Luke 14:7–11 Nave Rules for the conduct of
- Luke 19:1 ISBE
- Luke 19:7 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 10:27 Nave Rules for the conduct of
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
gest (qara'; anakeimai): Oriental customs growing out of a nomadic life demand a greater abandon and freedom with respect to the relation of host and guest than are permitted by the conventionalities of western life. A householder is expected to entertain a traveler, and in turn the traveler may accept with perfect ease the hospitality shown without any obligation to pay. See HOSPITALITY. The significance of the word is that of one who is called or invited. A certain sacredness, unknown to modern western society, was attached to the guest, so that a special apartment was set aside for the guests. See GUEST-CHAMBER. In the Old Testament only 3 times is the word itself used, with reference to the guests of Adonijah (1Ki 1:41,49), of the foolish woman (Pr 9:18), and of Yahweh (Ze 1:7). In the New Testament, 3 times (Mt 22:10 f; Lu 19:7 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "to lodge"). Though but few actual uses of the word occur, there are abounding illustrations of the guest relation in both Old Testament and New Testament. Especially is this manifest in the striking social attitudes of Jesus on occasions. Notable among these are the hospitality of Matthew (Lu 5:29); Jesus' relation to Martha and Mary (Lu 10:38), and His entrance into the home of Zaccheus (Lu 19:1). Likewise Jesus spoke frequently of the relation which should exist between the guest and his host (see Lu 7:44-46; Mt 25:35; 10:40).
Walter G. Clippinger
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.