34 Bible Verses about welcome
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And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you.
"Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."
"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.
But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."
If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.
If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself.
Receive him therefore with heartfelt Christian joy, and hold in honour men like him;
"But I charge you, so to use the wealth which is ever tempting to dishonesty as to win friends who, when it fails, shall welcome you to the tents that never perish.
that you may receive her as a fellow Christian in a manner worthy of God's people, and may assist her in any matter in which she may need help. For she has indeed been a kind friend to many, including myself.
but that in every nation those who fear Him and live good lives are acceptable to Him.
"But whatever town you come to and they will not receive you, go out into the broader streets and say,
and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.
I see what to do, in order that when I am discharged from the stewardship they may give me a home in their own houses.'
Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
Therefore, "'Come out from among them and separate yourselves,' says the Lord, 'and touch nothing impure; and I will receive you, and will be a Father to you,
For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;
Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
Relieve the necessities of God's people; always practise hospitality.
Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
In most solemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."
But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently going to Jerusalem.
Now when Jesus was returning, the people gave Him a warm welcome; for they had all been looking out for Him.
"Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!'
And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me, that where I am you also may be.
I now pass to another subject. Receive as a friend a man whose faith is weak, but not for the purpose of deciding mere matters of opinion.
I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, refuses to listen to us.