pursue, to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavor to acquire.” Vincent translates, “pursuing hospitality.” The latter word is philoxenia (φιλοξενια), “fondness or affection for strangers, hospitality.” The word philoxenos (φιλοξενος) means, “hospitable, generous to guests.” Vincent explains, “A necessary injunction when so many Christians were banished and persecuted. The verb indicates not only that hospitality is to be furnished when sought, but that Christians are to seek opportunities of exercising