We are to worship God with reverence and awe, and we are to love one another as brothers and sisters. This echoes Jesus' summing up of the Law as love God with all you have got, and love each other as you love yourself.
This is then made immediately practical by urging us to show hospitality to strangers. In our society we have an inherent suspicion of people we do not know, and are becoming increasingly distrustful. Without becoming fools, we need to guard against this. The reference to angels probably harks back to Abraham entertaining the three visitors. If we do entertain strangers we may be taking a risk, but if we do not we are also throwing away an opportunity.
The reference to visiting those in prison probably refers primarily to Christians who have been imprisoned for their faith, but could have a wider application as well. It would be easy to forget people in prison, but they are urged not to do so.
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