Hospitality
Explore 45 scripture references about hospitality from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 23 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Hospitality?
The topic of hospitality appears throughout Scripture with 45 references spanning 23 books of the Bible, from 1 Kings to Titus. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-General scriptures concerning EXO 22:21; 23:9; LEV 19:10,33,34; 24:22; DEU 10:18,19; 26:12,13; 27:19; PRO 9:1-5; 23:6-8; ISA 58:6,7; MAT 22:2-10; 25:34-46; LUK 14:12-14; ROM 12:13; 16:1,2; 1TI 3:2; 5:10; TIT 1:7,8; HEB 13:2; 1PE 4:9,11; 3JN 1:5-8 -See GUEST -See STRANGERS -INSTANCES OF -Pharaoh to Abraham GEN 12:16 -Melchizedek to Abraham GEN 14:18 -Abraham to the angels GEN 18:1-8 -Lot to the angel GEN 19:1-11 -Abimelech to Abraham GEN 20:14,15 -Sons of Heth to Abraham GEN 23:6,11 -Laban to Abraham's servant GEN 24:31 -To Jacob GEN 29:13,14 -Isaac to Abimelech GEN 26:30 -Joseph to his brothers GEN 43:31-34 -Pharaoh to Jacob GEN 45:16-20; 47:7-12 -Jethro to Moses EXO 2:20 -Rahab to the spies JOS 2:1-16 -Man of Gibeah to the Levite JDG 19:16-21 -Pharaoh to Hadad 1KI 11:17,22 -David to Mephibosheth 2SA 9:7-13 -The widow of Zarephath to Elijah 1KI 17:10-24 -The Shunammite woman to Elisha 2KI 4:8 -Elisha to the Syrian spies 2KI 6:22 -JOB to strangers JOB 31:32 -Martha to Jesus LUK 10:38; JHN 12:1,2 -Pharisees to Jesus LUK 11:37,38 -Zacchaeus to Jesus LUK 19:1-10 -Simon the tanner to Peter ACT 10:6,23 -Lydia to Paul and Silas ACT 16:15 -Publius to Paul ACT 28:2 -Phoebe to Paul ROM 16:2 -Onesiphorus to Paul 2TI 1:16 -Gaius 3JN 1:5-8 -REWARDED -INSTANCES OF -Rahab's JOS 6:17,22-25 -Widow of Zarephath's 1KI 17:10-24 -See FEASTS -See STRANGERS
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What does the Bible say about hospitality?
The Bible contains 45 references to hospitality across 23 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is hospitality mentioned in the Bible?
Hospitality is referenced in 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Timothy, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, and 18 more books. There are 45 total scripture references on this topic.