Hebrews
Hebrews 13:2–3
2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Word by word
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Hebrews 13:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| neglect | ἐπιλανθάνεσθε | epilanthanesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1950 I forget, neglect |
| to show hospitality to strangers | φιλοξενίας | philoxenias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5381 hospitality |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| by so doing | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| some | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| have entertained | ξενίσαντες | xenisantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3579 I entertain a stranger, I startle |
| angels | ἀγγέλους | angelous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| without knowing it | ἔλαθόν | elathon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2990 I am hidden, escape notice |
Hebrews 13:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | μιμνῄσκεσθε | mimnēskesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3403 I remember, recall |
| those | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| in prison | δεσμίων | desmiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1198 one bound, a prisoner |
| as if | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| you were bound with | συνδεδεμένοι | syndedemenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4887 I bind together |
| those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| are mistreated | κακουχουμένων | kakouchoumenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2558 I treat evilly |
| as if | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| you | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| were | ὄντες | ontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 13:2 Matthew 25:35 · Genesis 18:1–19:3 · 1 Peter 4:9 · Romans 12:13 · Matthew 25:43 · Matthew 25:40 · Leviticus 19:34 · Titus 1:8 · Deuteronomy 10:18–19 · 1 Kings 17:10–16 · Judges 13:15–25 · Job 31:32
Hebrews 13:3 Matthew 25:36 · Hebrews 10:34 · Romans 12:15 · 1 Corinthians 12:26 · Colossians 4:18 · 1 Peter 3:8 · Galatians 6:1–2 · Matthew 25:43 · Acts 24:23 · Genesis 40:14–15 · Genesis 40:23 · Philippians 4:14–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.