² And he said, “Here now, my lords, please ^(A)turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and ^(B)wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.”

And they said, ^(C)“No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”

⁴ Please let ^(A)a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

^2 (A)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing ^(B)some have unwittingly entertained angels.

The Disciples’ Eyes Opened

²⁸ Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and ^(A)He ^[a]indicated that He would have gone farther. ²⁹ But ^(B)they constrained Him, saying, ^(C)“Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.

¹⁵ And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So ^(A)she persuaded us.

¹⁷ And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”

¹⁸ So he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to ^(A)the house of the Lord. But there is no one who will take me into his house, ¹⁹ although we have both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself, for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything.”

²⁰ And the old man said, ^(B)“Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; ^(C)only do not spend the night in the open square.” ^21 (D)So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. ^(E)And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.