¹⁵ She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

¹⁴ He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’

² Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

³³ Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.

²⁹ but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them.

³ But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.

⁸ So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth.

Caring for the Lord’s Workers

⁵ Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you.

Peter’s Final Greetings

¹² I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas,^[a] whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God’s grace for you. Stand firm in this grace.

¹⁷ So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.