44 Bible Verses about Greetings

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Matthew 10:11-15

and into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till you leave. And when you go into a house, salute it; and if the house is worthy, your blessing shall come upon it; but if the house is not worthy, your blessing shall return to you.read more.
And if any one does not receive you, nor hear your words, when you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. I tell you truly, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in a day of judgment, than for that city.

Matthew 23:7

and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

Mark 12:38

And he said to them in his teaching, Beware of the scribes who desire to walk in long robes, and desire salutations in the markets,

Luke 20:46

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;

Luke 11:43

Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the first seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.

Matthew 5:47

And if you salute your brothers only, what do you do more than [others]? Do not the gentiles also do the same?

Matthew 26:49

And immediately coming forward to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi, and kissed him.

Matthew 28:9

And behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail! And they approached him, and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

Mark 9:15

And immediately all the multitude seeing him, were highly pleased, and ran forward and saluted him.

Luke 1:39-41

AND Mary arose in those days and went in haste to the mountainous country, to the city of Juda. And she went unto the house of Zachariah and saluted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

Acts 18:22

and coming down to Caesarea, and going up and saluting the church, he went down to Antioch;

Acts 21:7

Having completed our voyage from Tyre we went to Ptolemais, and having saluted the brothers continued with them one day.

1 Thessalonians 1:1

PAUL and Sylvanus [Silas] and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace.

Acts 15:23

writing by their hand, The apostles and elders and brothers, to the brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, who are of the gentiles, greeting.

Acts 23:26

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent procurator Felix, greeting.

Romans 1:1-7

PAUL, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart to the gospel of God,??2 which he promised by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,??3 concerning his Son born of the posterity of David as to the flesh, declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name, among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ,??7 to all who are at Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:1-3

PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, to the sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. Grace and peace be to you from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:1-2

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia. Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:1-5

PAUL an apostle, not from men nor by man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,read more.
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil life according to the will of God even our Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever; amen.

Ephesians 1:1-2

PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints in [Ephesus] and the faithful in Christ Jesus. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:1-2

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:1-2

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the saints in Colosse and the faithful brothers in Christ. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2

PAUL and Silvanus [Silas] and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:1-2

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:1-2

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, to Timothy my beloved son. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Titus 1:1-4

PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to piety, for the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie announced before eternal ages, but manifested his word in the times which were suitable for it by the preaching with which I was intrusted, according to the command of our Saviour God,read more.
to Titus my faithful son in the common faith; grace and peace from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

1 Peter 1:1-2

PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

2 Peter 1:1-2

SIMEON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you by a knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 6:23-24

Peace and love be to the brothers with faith, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with constancy.

Romans 16:3-27

Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila my co-laborers in Christ Jesus, who exposed their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the nations; and [salute] the assembly at their house. Salute Epenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.read more.
Salute Mary, who labored much for us. Salute Andronicus and Junius, my relatives and my fellow-captives, who are distinguished among the apostles, and who were before me in Christ. Salute Amplias my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urbanus our co-laborer in Christ, and Stachus my beloved. Salute Apelles, the approved in Christ. Salute those of the [family] of Aristobulus. Salute Herodion, my relative. Salute those of the [family] of Narcissus who are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labored in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord. Salute Rufus the elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them. Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them. Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you. I exhort you, brothers, to observe those that cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the teaching which you learned, and avoid them; for such serve not our anointed Lord, but themselves, And by kind and complimentary words deceive the minds of the simple. For your obedience has come to all; I rejoice in you therefore, but I wish you to be wise for that which is good, and simple for evil. And the God of peace shall crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Timothy my co-laborer salutes you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relatives. I, Tertius, who wrote the epistle, salute you in the Lord. Gaius my entertainer, and the entertainer of all the church, salutes you. Erastus the treasurer of the city and Quartus the brother salute you. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all; amen. And to him that is able to confirm you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery not revealed in ancient times, but made manifest now by the scriptures of the prophets, by the command of the eternal God, for the obedience of the faith among all nations, to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him be the glory forever; amen.

1 Corinthians 16:19-24

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the assembly [church] at their house. All the brothers salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. The salutation with my hand, Paul's.read more.
If any one is not a friend to the Lord, let him be accursed. The Lord comes. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 13:12-14

Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the saints salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Philippians 4:21-23

Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me salute you. All the saints salute you, especially those of Caesar's family. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits.

Colossians 4:10-18

Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the nephew of Barnabas,??oncerning whom you received commandments, if he comes to you receive him,??11 and Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision; these are the only co-laborers for the kingdom of God who have been a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has great zeal for you and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.read more.
Luke the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you. Salute the brothers in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly at his house. And when this letter has been read with you, cause that it be also read by the church of the Laodiceans; and do you also read that from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, Attend to your ministry which you received in the Lord, to perform it fully. The salutation with my hand, Paul's. Remember my bonds. The grace be with you.

1 Thessalonians 5:25-28

Brothers, pray for us. Salute all the brothers with a holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brothers.read more.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

And may the Lord of peace give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. The salutation by my hand, Paul's, which is [the] sign in every epistle; so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

2 Timothy 4:19-22

Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila and the house of Onesiphorus. Erastus remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick at Miletus. Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers, salute you.read more.
The Lord be with your spirit. The grace be with you.

Titus 3:15

All who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in the faith. The grace be with you all.

Philippians 1:23-25

But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better; but to continue in the flesh is more necessary for you. And fully believing this, I know that I shall continue, and continue with you all, for your advancement and joy of the faith,

Hebrews 13:24-25

Salute all your guides and all the saints. Those from Italy salute you. The grace be with you all; amen.

1 Peter 5:13-14

The co-elect [church] at Babylon salutes you, and Mark my son. Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.

Luke 10:1-4

And after these things the Lord designated seventy others also, and sent them out, two by two, before his face, into every city and place where he was about to come. And he said to them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to thrust out laborers into his harvest. Go; behold I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves.read more.
Carry neither a purse, nor provision sack, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way.

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Luke 1:28

And coming in to her, he said, Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you!

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