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Hebrews 13:2

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

KJV

τῆς φιλοξενίας μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε· διὰ ταύτης γὰρ ἔλαθόν τινες ξενίσαντες ἀγγέλους.

Greek NT

et hospitalitatem nolite oblivisci : per hanc enim latuerunt quidam, angelis hospitio receptis.

Vulgate

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

ASV

And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
λανθάνω
lanthano
verb · 6×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
ξενίζω
xenizo
verb · 10×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
φιλονεξία
philonexia
noun · 2×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐπιλανθάνομαι
epilanthanomai
verb · 8×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Having boldly reflected on the faults of the Hebrews, and sufficiently alarmed them, he consoles them, first, by praises, and secondly (which also is the stronger ground), by the [thought] that they would certainly attain the object of their hope. Moreover he draws his consolation, not from things future, but again from the past, which indeed would the rather persuade them. …
Chapter 29.—Of the Three Men or Angels, in Whom the Lord is Related to Have Appeared to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. God appeared again to Abraham at the oak of Mamre in three men, who it is not to be doubted were angels, although some think that one of them was Christ, and assert that He was visible before He put on flesh. Now it belongs to the divine power, and invisible, inc…
I said to him, "Sir, permit me to ask you a few questions." "Say on," said he. "Sir," I said, "you told me that you are the shepherd of repentance. I wish to learn in what form I ought to do repentance, so that I may know in what way to repent."

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:10 — So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little wate
  • 1Pet 4:9 — Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
  • 1Pet 4:9 — Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
  • 1Tim 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
  • 1Tim 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
  • 1Tim 5:10 — Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed
  • 1Tim 5:10 — Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed
  • Acts 10:23 — Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
  • Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
  • Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
  • Acts 28:2 — And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
  • Deut 10:18 — He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
  • Exod 2:20 — And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
  • Gal 4:14 — And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
  • Gen 18:1 — And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
  • Gen 18:2 — And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
  • Gen 19:1 — And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
  • Gen 19:2 — And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we
  • Gen 19:3 — And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
  • Isa 58:7 — 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 fl
  • Isa 58:7 — 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 fl
  • Job 31:19 — If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
  • Job 31:32 — The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
  • Job 31:32 — The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
  • Judg 13:15 — And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
  • Judg 19:15 — And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
  • Lev 19:34 — 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.
  • Luke 14:13 — But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
  • Luke 19:5 — And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
  • Matt 25:35 — 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:
  • Matt 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
  • Matt 25:43 — I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
  • Rom 12:13 — Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
  • Rom 12:13 — Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
  • Rom 16:23 — Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
  • Titus 1:8 — But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;