Bible Verses About Meeting New People

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.