Romans 12:13 - Share with God's people who are in need

Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

Romans 12:13

Commentary

Hospitality means "love of strangers." The primary reference is to housing travelers, though all forms of hospitality are included.

Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson's new illustrated Bible commentary (Ro 12:13). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

Did you know?

In NT times, travel was dangerous and inns were evil, scarce, and expensive. So the early believers often opened their homes to travelers, especially to fellow believers (2 Tim. 1:16-18; 3 John 5-8; cf. Luke 14:12-14; 1 Pet. 4:9).

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Ro 12:13). Nashville: Word Pub.