Hebrews 13:2
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
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Hebrews 13:2
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
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Genesis 18:9
And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
Judges 13:3
And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.
Judges 13:9
And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
Judges 13:15
And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.
Judges 13:16
And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.
Judges 13:17
Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, What is your name, so that when your words come true we may give you honour?
Judges 13:18
But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder?
Judges 13:19
So Manoah took the young goat with its meal offering, offering it on the rock to the Lord, who did strange things.
Judges 13:20
And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.
Judges 13:21
But the angel of the Lord was seen no more by Manoah and his wife. Then it was clear to Manoah that he was the angel of the Lord.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.
Judges 13:23
But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child.
Judges 13:24
So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.
Judges 13:25
And the spirit of the Lord first came on him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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Genesis 18:22
And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
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Genesis 19:10
But the men put out their hands and took Lot into the house to them, shutting the door again.
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Genesis 21:8
And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.
Genesis 24:33
And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.
Genesis 29:13
And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
Genesis 31:54
And Jacob made an offering on the mountain, and gave orders to his people to take food: so they had a meal and took their rest that night on the mountain.
Genesis 43:25
And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.
Exodus 2:20
And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
Job 42:11
And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.
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Genesis 24:18
And she said, Take a drink, my lord: and quickly letting down her vessel onto her hand, she gave him a drink.
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Genesis 24:19
And having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough.
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Exodus 19:10
And the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people and make them holy today and tomorrow, and let their clothing be washed.
Jeremiah 14:15
So this is what the Lord has said about the prophets who make use of my name, though I sent them not, and say, The sword and need of food will not be in this land: the sword and need of food will put an end to those prophets.
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Exodus 22:21
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:22
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
Exodus 22:23
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
Exodus 22:24
And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.
Exodus 23:9
Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.
Leviticus 25:35
And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.
Deuteronomy 16:11
Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.
Deuteronomy 16:14
You are to keep the feast with joy, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you.
Deuteronomy 24:19
When you get in the grain from your field, if some of the grain has been dropped by chance in the field, do not go back and get it, but let it be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 24:20
When you are shaking the fruit from your olive-trees, do not go over the branches a second time: let some be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:21
When you are pulling the grapes from your vines, do not take up those which have been dropped; let them be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.
Deuteronomy 26:12
When you have taken out a tenth from the tenth of all your produce in the third year, which is the year when this has to be done, give it to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and the child without a father, and the widow, so that they may have food in your towns and be full;
Deuteronomy 26:13
And say before the Lord your God, I have taken all the holy things out of my house and have given them to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and him who has no father, and the widow, as you have given me orders: I have kept in mind all your orders, in nothing have I gone against them:
Job 31:16
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Job 31:20
If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;
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2 Samuel 14:17
Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!
2 Samuel 19:27
He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.
Zechariah 12:8
In that day the Lord will be a cover over the people of Jerusalem; and he who is feeble among them in that day will be as strong as David, and the family of David will be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
Malachi 2:7
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
Galatians 4:14
And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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1 Kings 17:10
So he got up and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the door of the town, he saw a widow woman getting sticks together; and crying out to her he said, Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink?
1 Kings 17:12
Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.
1 Kings 17:13
And Elijah said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
1 Kings 17:14
For this is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.
1 Kings 17:15
So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time.
1 Kings 17:16
The store of meal did not come to an end, and the bottle was never without oil, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah.
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2 Chronicles 28:11
And now give ear to me, and send back the prisoners whom you have taken from your brothers: for the wrath of the Lord is burning against you.
Isaiah 58:6
Is not this the holy day for which I have given orders: to let loose those who have wrongly been made prisoners, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the crushed go free, and every yoke be broken?
Jeremiah 34:14
At the end of seven years every man is to let go his countryman who is a Hebrew, who has become yours for a price and has been your servant for six years; you are to let him go free: but your fathers gave no attention and did not give ear.
Jeremiah 34:15
And now, turning away from evil, you had done what is right in my eyes, giving a public undertaking for every man to make his neighbour free; and you had made an agreement before me in the house which is named by my name:
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Job 31:21
If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
Job 31:22
May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.
Psalms 94:6
They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;
Ezekiel 18:7
And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
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Job 31:29
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.
Luke 6:36
Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.
Luke 18:29
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
Acts 10:38
About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
Galatians 5:13
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
Hebrews 10:34
For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.
Hebrews 12:3
Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
2 John 1:10
If anyone comes to you not having this teaching, do not take him into your house or give him words of love:
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Isaiah 16:4
Let those who have been forced out of Moab have a resting-place with you; be a cover to them from him who is making waste their land: till the cruel ones are cut off, and wasting has come to an end, and those who take pleasure in crushing the poor are gone from the land.
Isaiah 56:8
The Lord God, who gets together the wandering ones of Israel, says, I will get together others in addition to those of Israel who have come back.
Obadiah 1:12
Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.
Obadiah 1:13
Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall; do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall.
Obadiah 1:14
And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.
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Matthew 10:35
For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
Matthew 10:40
He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
Mark 9:41
Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.
Acts 15:4
And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
Acts 16:14
And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.
Acts 21:17
And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us.
Romans 15:7
So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.
Philippians 1:6
For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:
Hebrews 10:24
And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;
James 5:14
Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.
1 Peter 4:10
Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;
1 Peter 4:12
Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:
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Matthew 25:6
But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.
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Matthew 13:33
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Luke 5:29
And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
Luke 10:38
Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
Luke 10:40
But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
John 12:2
So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.
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Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.
Psalms 37:3
Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Matthew 25:34
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
Matthew 25:44
Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?
Matthew 25:45
Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.
Luke 3:11
And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
Luke 8:3
And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
Acts 9:36
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.
Galatians 6:6
But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
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Luke 9:4
And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.
Luke 9:5
And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.
Luke 10:5
And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.
Luke 10:6
And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.
Luke 10:7
And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
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Proverbs 24:11
Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
Matthew 22:39
And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Luke 10:30
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
Luke 10:33
But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
Luke 10:34
And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
Luke 10:35
And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
Luke 10:36
Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
Luke 10:37
And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
Romans 2:14
For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;
Romans 2:15
Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;
Romans 2:27
And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.
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Genesis 33:11
Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.
Judges 19:18
And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.
1 Samuel 28:23
But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.
Luke 14:23
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
Luke 24:29
But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
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Psalms 101:2
I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.
Psalms 101:3
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
Luke 19:5
And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
Luke 24:15
And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them.
John 14:23
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
Ephesians 3:17
So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,
Revelation 3:20
See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.
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Romans 1:14
I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
1 Corinthians 14:11
But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.
Colossians 3:11
Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.
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1 Timothy 1:8
We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,
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Acts 10:6
Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.
Acts 28:8
And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well.
1 Timothy 2:10
But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.
Titus 3:4
But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen,
Hebrews 12:7
It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?
Hebrews 12:16
And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
2 John 1:13
The children of your noble sister, who is of God's selection, send you their love.
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
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Matthew 5:42
Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
Luke 6:35
But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
Acts 16:34
And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
Acts 28:7
Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.
Romans 12:8
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
Romans 12:20
But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
James 2:15
If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,
James 2:16
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
1 Peter 3:8
Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
1 John 3:17
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
1 John 3:18
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
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2 Peter 3:5
But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
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