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Hebrews 13:1–2

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LET brotherly love continue.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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  1. 1 John 4:20–1Rank 1 from verse 1
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  2. 1 Peter 3:8Rank 2 from verse 1
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    8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

  3. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 3 from verse 1
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  4. 1 Peter 2:17Rank 4 from verse 1
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    17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  5. 2 Peter 1:7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

From verse 2

  1. Matthew 25:35Rank 1 from verse 2
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    35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

  2. Genesis 18:1–3Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1AND the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

    2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

    3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

  3. 1 Peter 4:9Rank 3 from verse 2
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    9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

  4. Romans 12:13Rank 4 from verse 2
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    13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

  5. Matthew 25:43Rank 5 from verse 2
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    43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

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Hebrews 13:1

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brotherly

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Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Hebrews 13:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

angels

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Sense 1: Messengers. Sense 2: Heavenly or spiritual messengers, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

unawares

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1. Without knowledge, awareness, or notice. 2. Unintentionally or unwittingly. 3. Unexpectedly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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1LET brotherly love continue.

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2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

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