Hebrews 13:2

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Do not be forgetful of hospitality, for through this some entertained messengers unaware.

YLT

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

DBY

Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.

DRC

And hospitality do not forget; for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.

GNV

Be not forgetfull to intertaine strangers: for thereby some haue receiued Angels into their houses vnwares.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε, διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.

RP2018

Τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε· διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.

TR-Boyd

Τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε· διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.

SCR1894

της φιλοξενιας μη επιλανθανεσθε δια ταυτης γαρ ελαθον τινες ξενισαντες αγγελους

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 25:35For 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 took Me in,
• Genesis 18:1–19:3Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from…
• 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
• Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
• Matthew 25:43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
• Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
• Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
• Deuteronomy 10:18–19He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• 1 Kings 17:10–16So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” And as she…
• Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
• Judges 13:15–25“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.” And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering,…
• Job 31:32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
• Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• 1 Timothy 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
• Romans 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
• 1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

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