1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable, one to another, without murmuring.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
In Context
8But, above all things, have fervent love one for another; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
Cross References
Romans 12:13administer to the necessities of the saints; be careful to entertain strangers;
2 Corinthians 9:7Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
1 Timothy 3:2A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,
Philemon 1:14but, without your consent, I was not willing to do any thing, that your good deed might not be as a matter of necessity, but one of free-will.
Hebrews 13:16But forget not to do good, and to be liberal: for with such, sacrifices God is well pleased.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:8-12
Sobriety, Watchfulness, and Charity; Improvement of Talents. ( a. d. 66.) 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man… Read the whole commentary →