1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable one to another, without grudging;
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
In Context
8having above all things fervent love to each other; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
Cross References
Romans 12:13communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.
2 Corinthians 9:7Let every one give as he chuses in his own heart; not with reluctance, or constraint: for God loveth a chearful giver.
1 Timothy 3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
Philemon 1:14But I would do nothing without thy knowledge, that thy kindness might not be as it were forced, but voluntary.
Hebrews 13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not; 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 →