The best Bible verses for hospitality (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for hospitality (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."Hebrews 13:2
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."Hebrews 13:2
"For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:"Matthew 25:35
"But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."Leviticus 19:34
"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,"Acts 2:46
"Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"Isaiah 58:7
"And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:"Genesis 18:3
"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. He"Proverbs 22:9
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; of"1 Timothy 3:2
"And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him."Luke 10:34
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for hospitality (KJV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for hospitality (KJV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for hospitality (KJV) are Hebrews 13:2, 1 Peter 4:9, Romans 12:13. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to hospitality (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for hospitality (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.