1 Peter 4:9

Modern

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

Traditional

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Literal

…hospitable to one another without grumbling,

Latin

Hospitales invicem sine murmuratione.

Greek

English

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

With this paragraph of final instructions, Peter brings the third main part of the letter to a close (3:13–4:11).

Theme notes and profiles

Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
1 Timothy 3:2
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Titus 1:8
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
James 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Philemon 1:14
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
Romans 16:23
Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.