Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Parallel translations
- WEB contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.
- BSB Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- NKJV distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
- NASB contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.
- NLT When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.
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Quick answer
Share with fellow believers in need and pursue hospitality.
Overview
Paul makes love practical: meeting the material needs of fellow saints and eagerly welcoming others, 'given to hospitality.' These were vital in the early church, where travelers and the poor depended on believers' generosity. Such open-handed care embodies the gospel's transforming power in concrete acts.
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Cross-references · 25
- Heb 13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
- 2 Cor 9:12For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
- 1 Jn 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- Gal 6:10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
- Heb 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
- 1 Pet 4:9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
- Heb 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- 1 Tim 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
- Matt 25:35For 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:
- 1 Tim 5:10Well 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 every good work.
- Phlm 1:7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
- Acts 20:34–35Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
- 1 Cor 16:1–2Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
- 2 Cor 8:1–4Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
- Acts 10:4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
- Acts 4:35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
- 1 Cor 16:15I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
- Ps 41:1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
- 2 Cor 9:1For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
- Rom 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
- Rom 15:25–28But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
- Acts 9:36–41Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
- Gen 18:2–8And 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 19:1–3And 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;
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