- The stranger:
- "Or have eatenª° my morselª myself alone,¹ and the fatherlessª hath not¹ eatenª° thereof;¹ ... (For¹ from my youthª¹ he was brought upª° with me, as [with] a father,ª and I have guidedª° her from my mother'sª womb;)ª¹" {Job 31:17-18} + "And he said,ª° Behold¹ now,¹ my lords,ª turn in,ª° I pray you,¹ into¹ your servant'sª house,ª and tarry all night,ª° and washª° your feet,ª and ye shall rise up early,ª° and goª° on your ways.ª And they said,ª° Nay;¹ but¹ we will abide²° in the street² all night.ª°¹ ... And he pressedª° upon them greatly;ª and they turned inª° unto¹ him, and enteredª° into¹ his house;ª and he madeª° them a feast,ª and did bakeª° unleavened bread,ª and they did eat.ª°" {Gen 19:2-3} + "And they turned asideª° thither,¹ to go inª° [and] to lodgeª° in Gibeah:ª and when he went in,ª° he sat him downª° in a streetª of the city:ª for [there was] no¹ manª that tookª° them into his houseª to lodging.ª°" {Jdg 19:15} + "And the oldª manª said,ª° Peaceª [be] with thee; howsoeverª [let] all¹ thy wantsª [lie] upon¹ me; only¹ lodgeª° not¹ in the street.ª ... So he broughtª° him into his house,ª and gave provenderª° unto the asses:ª and they washedª° their feet,ª and did eatª° and drink.ª°" {Jdg 19:20-21} + "[Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹" {Isa 58:7} + "Forª I was an hungred,ª° andª ye gaveª° meª meat:ª° I was thirsty,ª° andª ye gave²° me² drink:ª°¹ I wasª° a stranger,ª andª ye took²° me² in:ª°¹" {Mtt 25:35} + "Andª the¹ Kingª shall answerª° and sayª° unto them,ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª Inasmuch² asª¹ ye have doneª° [it] unto oneª of the¹ leastª of theseª myª brethren,ª ye have doneª° [it] unto me.ª" {Mtt 25:40} + "Thenª shall theyª alsoª answerª° him,ª saying,ª° Lord,ª whenª saw¹ we²° theeª an hungred,ª° orª athirst,ª° orª a stranger,ª orª naked,ª orª sick,ª orª inª prison,ª andª did²° notª ministerª° unto thee?ª ... Thenª shall he answerª° them,ª saying,ª° Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª Inasmuch² asª¹ ye didª° [it] notª to oneª of the¹ leastª of these,ª ye didª° [it] notª to me.ª" {Mtt 25:44-45} + "Distributingª° to the¹ necessityª of saints;ª given²° to¹ hospitality.ª" {Rom 12:13} + "Well reported ofª° forª goodª works;ª ifª she have brought up²° children,¹ ifª she have lodged strangers,ª° ifª she have washedª° the saints'ª feet,ª if²¹ she have relievedª° the afflicted,ª° ifª she have diligently followedª° everyª goodª work.ª" {1Tm 5:10} + "Be²° not² forgetfulª°¹ to entertain strangers:ª forª therebyªª someª have entertainedª° angelsª unawares.ª°" {Hbr 13:2} + "Use hospitalityª one to anotherªª withoutª grudging.ª" {1Pe 4:9}
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