1Pe 4:9 | RWP | e4.org | Using hospitality ( φιλοξενο ). "Friendly to strangers," old word (from φιλοσ, ξενος ), in N.T. only here and ; . No verb here in the Greek. Without murmuring ( ανευ γογγυσμου ). Like χωρις γογγυσμων in . Complaint spoils hospitality. Jesus enjoined the entertainment of strangers ( ). Inns were rare and very poor. Hospitality made mission work possible ( ).

‏ 1 Peter 4:9

Using hospitality ( φιλοξενο ). "Friendly to strangers," old word (from φιλοσ, ξενος ), in N.T. only here and 1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:8. No verb here in the Greek.

Without murmuring ( ανευ γογγυσμου ). Like χωρις γογγυσμων in Php 2:14. Complaint spoils hospitality. Jesus enjoined the entertainment of strangers (Mt 25:35). Inns were rare and very poor. Hospitality made mission work possible (3Jo 1:5).