Hebrews 13:2 meaning and explanation

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The author is closing a sermon to a congregation likely facing pressure and drift, urging practical love as the outworking of faith. Hospitality to strangers was a serious duty in the ancient world, where travelers depended on it and inns were scarce.

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