16 Bible Verses about Spoken Greetings

So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant.

Here she came to the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth;

and as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leapt within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the babe within me leapt for joy.

So he went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace to you, Rabbi!" And he kissed Him eagerly.

They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!"

and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."

Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.

And then suddenly they saw Jesus coming to meet them. "Peace be to you," He said. And they came and clasped His feet, bowing to the ground before Him.

and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'

Moreover in the course of His teaching He said, "Be on your guard against the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes and to be bowed to in places of public resort,

Alas for you Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and you like to be bowed to in places of public resort.

"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;

Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.

A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus;