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Using hospitality (φιλοξενο). "Friendly to strangers," old word (from φιλοσ, ξενος), in N.T. only here and [Reference 1 Timothy 3:…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Use hospitality one to another. On the duty of hospitality, see the notes on Romans 12:13 and Hebrews 13:2.
Without grudging
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Use hospitality.—It is a great pity that again (as in 1 Peter 3:8, and elsewhere) the participial clauses are broken u…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
Whenever saints of God traveled in those days, there were few public inns availabl…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Hospitality” (GK 5811) between Christians was an important, concrete expression of love in a world without our modern inns and hotels. This virtue…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Use hospitality, or, Be hospitable. After having generally exhorted them to love one another, he specifically mentions one of the…
John Gill
JohnGill
Use hospitality
Or, "be lovers of strangers", as the phrase may be rendered, and as it is in the Syriac version; that is, such…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The destruction of the Jewish church and nation, foretold by our Saviour, was very near. The speedy approach of death and judgment concerns everyon…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson