⁶ Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.

⁸ But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.

³³ Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

³⁸ Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

³⁹ And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

⁴⁰ But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

¹⁵ And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.

¹³ Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

¹³ Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

² Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

⁹ Keep open house for all with a glad heart;