11 Bible Verses about Welcoming Other People

I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

And the Lord said to me, Son of man, take to heart, and let your eyes see and your ears be open to everything I say to you about all the rules of the house of the Lord and all its laws; and take note of the ways into the house and all the ways out of the holy place.

I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.

And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,

By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?