Hebrews 13:2
“Bee not forgetfull to entertaine strangers, for thereby some haue entertayned Angels vnawares.”
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Hebrews 13:2 Context
1Let brotherly loue continue. 2Bee not forgetfull to entertaine strangers, for thereby some haue entertayned Angels vnawares. 3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer aduersitie, as being your selues also in the body. 4Mariage is honorable in all, and the bed vndefiled: but whoremongers, and adulterers God will iudge.
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Other Translations for Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- King James Version
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
- Basic English Bible
Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.
- Darby Bible
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for by this some have entertained angels unawares.
- Webster's Bible
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
- Weymouth Bible
Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- World English Bible
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- Wycliffe Bible
of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 13:2
13:2 Some - Abraham and Lot. Have entertained angels unawares - So may an unknown guest, even now, be of more worth than he appears, and may have angels attending him, though unseen. #Gen 18:2|; Gen 19:1.
People's Bible Notes for Hebrews 13:2
Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Hospitality is a duty often emphasized in the New Testament. Here it assumes the form of receiving stranger saints. Often they were driven from their homes by persecution, and the church elsewhere was wont to open its homes to them. Some have entertained angels unawares. See Ge 18:1-3 Mt 25:35.