Gen 19:1-3, Judg 19:16-21, 1Ki 17:9-24, Job 31:32, Luk 10:38-42 | ESV | STEP | The two angels came to Sodom in the evening , and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom . When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth

1 The ^atwo angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, ^bplease turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night ^cand wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, ^d“No; we will spend the night in the town square.” 3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Judges 19:16-21

16 And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from ^ethe hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. ^fThe men of the place were Benjaminites. 17 And he lifted up his eyes and 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 And he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going ^gto the house of the Lord, ^{▼▼Septuagint my home; compare verse 29} ⁱbut no one has taken me into his house. 19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. ^jThere is no lack of anything.” 20 And the old man said, ^k“Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. ^lOnly, do not spend the night in the square.” 21 So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. ^mAnd they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

1 Kings 17:9-24

9 “Arise, go to ⁿZarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” 10 So he arose and went to ^oZarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there ^pgathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” 12 And she said, ^q“As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” 13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’” 15 And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son

17 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said to Elijah, ^r“What have you against me, O ^sman of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!” 19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. 20 And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 21 ^tThen he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child’s life ^{▼▼Or soul; also verse 22} come into him again.” 22 And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and ^vhe revived. 23 And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives.” 24 And the woman said to Elijah, ^w“Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.”

Job 31:32

32 ( ^xthe sojourner has not lodged in the street;
I have opened my doors to the traveler),

Luke 10:38-42

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} entered a village. And a woman named ^zMartha ^aawelcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called ^abMary, who ^acsat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are ^adanxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one} Mary has chosen ^afthe good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”