Bible Verses About Hospitality

But they weren't interested and went off, one to his farm, another to his business;

and the rest grabbed his slaves, mistreated them and killed them.

The king was furious and sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.

"Then he said to his slaves, `Well, the wedding feast is ready; but the ones who were invited didn't deserve it.

So go out to the street-corners and invite to the banquet as many as you find.'

The slaves went out into the streets, gathered all the people they could find, the bad along with the good; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, `Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you made me your guest,

I needed clothes and you provided them, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

Then the people who have done what God wants will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and make you our guest, or needing clothes and provide them?

When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'

The King will say to them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you did these things for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did them for me!'

"Then he will also speak to those on his left, saying, `Get away from me, you who are cursed! Go off into the fire prepared for the Adversary and his angels!

For I was hungry and you gave me no food, thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

a stranger and you did not welcome me, needing clothes and you did not give them to me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then they too will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, needing clothes, sick or in prison, and not take care of you?'

And he will answer them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you refused to do it for the least important of these people, you refused to do it for me!'

They will go off to eternal punishment, but those who have done what God wants will go to eternal life."

Yeshua also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives or rich neighbors; for they may well invite you in return, and that will be your repayment.

Instead, when you have a party, invite poor people, disfigured people, the crippled, the blind!

How blessed you will be that they have nothing with which to repay you! For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

I am introducing to you our sister Phoebe, shammash of the congregation at Cenchrea,

so that you may welcome her in the Lord, as God’s people should, and give her whatever assistance she may need from you; for she has been a big help to many people — including myself.

For an overseer, as someone entrusted with God’s affairs, must be blameless — he must not be self-willed or quick-tempered, he must not drink excessively, get into fights or be greedy for dishonest gain.