1 Peter 4:9
And be lovers of guests without murmuring.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
In Context
8And before every thing have ardent love for one another; for love covereth a multitude of sins.
Cross References
Romans 12:13distributing to the necessity of the saints. Be kind to strangers.
2 Corinthians 9:7Every man as he hath in his mind: not as of vexation or as of constraint; for a cheerful giver the Lord loveth.
1 Timothy 3:2But it behoveth that a presbyter be as that blame be not found in him; and that he be the husband of one wife; (a man) who is of a vigilant mind, chaste, and orderly, and a lover of guests, and instructful;
Philemon 1:14but without thy counsel I was not willing to do any thing, that thy goodness might not be as by constraint, but of thy will.
Hebrews 13:16And forget not compassion and communication to the poor: for with these sacrifices a man pleaseth Aloha.
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 →