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²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone will hear my voice and will open the door to me, I will enter to him, and I will dine with him, and he with me.

⁹Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

¹⁰For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.

⁷For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God.

⁸For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God. ⁹And this is not of works, so that no one may glory. ¹⁰For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.

²³His lord said to him: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.’

²And do not be willing to forget hospitality. For by it, certain persons, without realizing it, have received Angels as guests.

¹My little sons, this I write to you, so that you may not sin. But if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One. ²And he is the propitiation for our sins. And not only for our sins, but also for those of the whole world. ³And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments. ⁴Whoever claims that he knows him, and yet does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in him. ⁶Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.

¹³in the difficulties of the saints, sharing; in hospitality, attentive.

³⁵For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

¹And having entered, he walked through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy. ³And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. ⁴And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there. ⁵And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.” ⁶And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.

³¹Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.