show hospitality
Example Sentences
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I thought of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Biblical book of Hebrews states something similar: "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it."
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022
Mr Schmalz told the BBC that the piece was inspired by the passage: "Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2019
It soon became clear, however, that these local people were perturbed by my presence, feeling something of a need to show hospitality.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
After receiving more pombe from the chief, and, strange to say, hot water to wash with—for he did not know how else to show hospitality better—we started again in the same straggling manner as yesterday.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning
