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Hebrews 13:2–4

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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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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.

  6. Matthew 25:40Rank 6 from verse 2
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    40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

  7. Leviticus 19:34Rank 7 from verse 2
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    34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

  8. 1 Kings 17:10–16Rank 8 from verse 2
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    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

    11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

    12And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

    13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

    14For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.

    15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

    16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

  9. Deuteronomy 10:18–19Rank 9 from verse 2
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    18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

    19Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  10. Titus 1:8Rank 10 from verse 2
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    8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

  11. Job 31:32Rank 11 from verse 2
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    32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

  12. Judges 13:15–25Rank 12 from verse 2
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    15¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

    16And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.

    17And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?

    18And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

    19So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.

    20For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

    21But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.

    22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

    23But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

    24¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

    25And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

  13. Isaiah 58:7Rank 13 from verse 2
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    7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

  14. 1 Timothy 5:10Rank 14 from verse 2
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    10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

  15. 1 Timothy 3:2Rank 15 from verse 2
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    2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

  16. Romans 16:23Rank 16 from verse 2
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    23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

  17. Acts 16:15Rank 17 from verse 2
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    15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

  18. Job 31:19Rank 18 from verse 2
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    19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

  19. 2 Kings 4:8Rank 19 from verse 2
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    8¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

From verse 3

  1. Matthew 25:36Rank 1 from verse 3
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    36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

  2. Hebrews 10:34Rank 2 from verse 3
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    34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

  3. Romans 12:15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  4. 1 Corinthians 12:26Rank 4 from verse 3
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    26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

  5. Colossians 4:18Rank 5 from verse 3
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    18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

  6. 1 Peter 3:8Rank 6 from verse 3
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    8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

  7. Galatians 6:1–2Rank 7 from verse 3
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    1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

    2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

  8. Matthew 25:43Rank 8 from verse 3
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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.

  9. Acts 24:23Rank 9 from verse 3
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    23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

  10. 2 Timothy 1:16–18Rank 10 from verse 3
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    16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

    17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

    18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

  11. Genesis 40:14–15Rank 11 from verse 3
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    14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

    15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

  12. Genesis 40:23Rank 12 from verse 3
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    23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

  13. Philippians 4:14–19Rank 13 from verse 3
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    14Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

    15Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

    16For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

    17Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

    18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

    19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  14. Acts 16:29–34Rank 14 from verse 3
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    29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

    30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

    31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

    32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

    33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

    34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

  15. Ephesians 4:1Rank 15 from verse 3
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    1I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

  16. Jeremiah 38:7–13Rank 16 from verse 3
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    7¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

    8Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,

    9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

    10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

    11So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

    12And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

    13So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

  17. Acts 27:3Rank 17 from verse 3
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    3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

  18. Nehemiah 1:3–4Rank 18 from verse 3
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    3And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

    4¶ And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

From verse 4

  1. Genesis 2:24Rank 1 from verse 4
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    24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

  2. Proverbs 5:15–23Rank 2 from verse 4
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    15¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

    16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

    17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

    18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

    19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

    20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

    22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

    23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  3. 1 Corinthians 7:2–16Rank 3 from verse 4
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    2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

    3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

    4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

    5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

    6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

    7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

    8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

    9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

    10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

    11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

    12But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

    13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

    14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

    15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

    16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

  4. Galatians 5:19Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

  5. Genesis 1:27–28Rank 5 from verse 4
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    27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

    28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

  6. 1 Corinthians 6:9Rank 6 from verse 4
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    9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  7. Galatians 5:21Rank 7 from verse 4
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    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  8. 1 Corinthians 5:13Rank 8 from verse 4
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    13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

  9. Colossians 3:5–6Rank 9 from verse 4
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    5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

    6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

  10. Ephesians 5:5Rank 10 from verse 4
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    5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

  11. 1 Corinthians 7:38Rank 11 from verse 4
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    38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

  12. 1 Timothy 3:12Rank 12 from verse 4
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    12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

  13. 1 Timothy 3:4Rank 13 from verse 4
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    4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

  14. Genesis 2:21Rank 14 from verse 4
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    21And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

  15. Malachi 3:5Rank 15 from verse 4
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    5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  16. 1 Corinthians 9:5Rank 16 from verse 4
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    5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

  17. 1 Timothy 4:3Rank 17 from verse 4
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    3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

  18. 1 Timothy 5:14Rank 18 from verse 4
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    14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

  19. 2 Corinthians 5:10Rank 19 from verse 4
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    10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

  20. Leviticus 21:13–15Rank 20 from verse 4
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    13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

    14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

    15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

  21. Revelation 22:15Rank 21 from verse 4
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    15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

  22. Titus 1:6Rank 22 from verse 4
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    6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

  23. 1 Timothy 3:2Rank 23 from verse 4
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    2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

  24. 2 Kings 22:14Rank 24 from verse 4
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    14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  25. Isaiah 8:3Rank 25 from verse 4
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    3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

  26. Hebrews 12:16Rank 26 from verse 4
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    16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

  27. Psalms 50:16–22Rank 27 from verse 4
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    16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

    17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

    18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

    20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

    21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

    22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

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Hebrews 13:2

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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.

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angels

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

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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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Hebrews 13:3

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remember

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1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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bonds

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Sense 1: Binding ties or obligations. Sense 2: Conditions of servitude, restraint, or captivity.

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bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

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body

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Sense 1: The material frame of a person or creature. Sense 2: A visible form, mass, or main substance. Sense 3: A unified whole or company composed of members. Sense 4: Substantial reality distinguished from a shadow.

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

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Hebrews 13:4

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marriage

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Sense 1: The covenant union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. Sense 2: The celebration of that union.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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13:1LET brotherly love continue.

13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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13:3Remember 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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13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

13:6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

13:9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

13:10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

13:11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.

13:12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

13:13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

13:14For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

13:18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

13:19But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

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