29 Bible Verses about Hospitality

Supply the needs of the saints. Extend hospitality to strangers.

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, hospitable to strangers, and teachable.

Instead, he must be hospitable to strangers, must appreciate what is good, and be sensible, honest, moral, and self-controlled.

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Stop neglecting to show hospitality to strangers, for by showing hospitality some have had angels as their guests without being aware of it.

Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"

Instead, when you give a banquet, make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

But he replied, "No! You're not to kill them! Would you execute those whom you've taken captive at the point of a sword or with your bow? Give them food and water so they can eat and drink. Then send them back to their master!" So he prepared a large festival for them, and when they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them back to their master, and marauding gangs of Arameans never came into the territory of Israel again.

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him. For if he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will pile burning coals on his head."

Then you will be blessed because they can't repay you. And you will be repaid when the righteous are resurrected."

I'll have some water brought to wash your feet while you rest under the tree.

and said, "Look, my lords! Please come inside your servant's house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and be on your way." But they responded, "No, we would rather spend the night in the town square."

"Come on," Laban said. "The LORD has blessed you! So why are you standing out here when I've prepared some space in the house and a place for the camels?"

"Then where is he?" He asked his daughters. "Why did you leave the man behind? Go invite him to have something to eat."

Manoah responded to the angel of the LORD, "Please, let us detain you while we prepare a young goat for you."

The old man replied, "Don't be alarmed. I'll take care of all your needs. Just don't spend the night in the public square."

Some time later, Elisha went to Shunem, where he met a prominent and wealthy woman who persuaded him to have a meal with her. As a result, whenever he was in the area, he stopped by to eat with her.

I fed 150 Jews and officials every day, not counting those who came from the nations around us.

No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."

When she and her family were baptized, she urged us, "If you are convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she continued to insist that we do so.

He brought Paul and Silas upstairs into his house and set food before them. He was thrilled, as was his household, to believe in God.

The next day, we left and came to Caesarea. We went to the home of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

The people who lived there were unusually kind to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they started a bonfire and invited us to join them around it.

The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us with great hospitality for three days.