44 Bible Verses about Greetings

Whatever town or village you go into, find out a deserving inhabitant and stay with him till you leave. When you enter the house, salute it; if the household is deserving, let your peace rest on it; but if the household is undeserving, let your peace return to you.read more.
Whoever will not receive you or listen to your message, leave that house or town and shake off the very dust from your feet. I tell you truly, on the day of judgment it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorra than for that town.

they like to be saluted in the marketplaces and to be called 'rabbi' by men.

And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.

and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?

So he went up at once to Jesus; "Hail, rabbi!" he said, and kissed him.

And Jesus himself met them, saying, "Hail!" So they went up to him and caught hold of his feet and worshipped him;

On seeing him the whole crowd was thunderstruck and ran to greet him.

In those days Mary started with haste for the hill-country, for a town of Judah; she entered the house of Zechariah and saluted Elizabeth, and when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb. Then Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit;

he reached Caesarea, went up to the capital to salute the church, and travelled down to Antioch.

By sailing from Tyre to Ptolemais we completed our voyage; we saluted the brothers, spent a day with them,

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you.

They conveyed the following letter. "The apostles and the presbyters of the brotherhood to the brothers who belong to the Gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: greeting.

"Claudius Lysias, to his excellency the governor Felix: greeting.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God (which he promised of old by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son, who was born of David's offspring by natural descentread more.
and installed as Son of God with power by the Spirit of holiness when he was raised from the dead ??concerning Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom I have received the favour of my commission to promote obedience to the faith for his sake among all the Gentiles, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ: to all in Rome who are beloved by God, called to be saints, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, with brother Sosthenes, to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, as well as to all who, wherever they may be, invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord no less than ours: grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

PAUL an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and brother Timotheus, to the church of God at Corinth as well as to all the saints throughout the whole of Achaia: grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

PAUL an apostle ??not appointed by men nor commissioned by any man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, ??2 with all the brothers who are beside me, to the churches of Galatia; grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil world ??by the will of our God and Father,read more.
to whom be glory for ever and ever: Amen.

PAUL, by the will of God an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are faithful in Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

PAUL and Timotheus, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, as well as to the bishops and deacons: grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and brother Timotheus, to the consecrated and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: grace and peace to you from God our Father.

PAUL and Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our Hope, to Timotheus his lawful son in the faith: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God in the service of the Life he has promised in Christ Jesus ??2 to his beloved son Timotheus: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and for their knowledge of the Truth that goes with a religious life, serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago ??3 he gave effect to his word in due time by a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour: ??4 to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

James, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: greeting.

Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been allotted a faith of equal privilege with ours, by the equity of our God and saviour Jesus Christ: grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of our Lord.

Peace and love with faith be to the brothers from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well. Also, salute the church that meets in their house. Salute my beloved Epaenetus, the first in Asia to be reaped for Christ.read more.
Salute Mary, who has worked hard for you. Salute Andronicus and Junias, fellow-countrymen and fellow-prisoners of mine; they are men of note among the apostles, and they have been in Christ longer than I have. Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. Salute that tried Christian, Apelles. Salute those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. Salute my fellow-countryman Herodion. Salute such members of the household of Narcissus as are in the Lord. Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis; she has worked very hard in the Lord. Salute that choice Christian, Rufus; also his mother, who has been a mother to me. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers of their company. Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas too, and all the saints in their company. Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you. Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them. Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you! Everyone has heard of your loyalty to the gospel; it makes me rejoice over you. Still, I want you to be experts in good and innocents in evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Timotheus my fellow-worker salutes you; so do my fellow countrymen Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater. I Tertius, who write the letter, salute you in the Lord. Gaius, my host and the host of the church at large salutes you. Erastus the city-treasurer salutes you; so does brother Quartus. -- [Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages has now been disclosed and made known on the basis of the prophetic scriptures (by command of the eternal God) to all the Gentiles for their obedience to the faith ??27 to the only wise God be glory through Jesus Christ for ever and ever: Amen.]

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca, with the church that meets in their house, salute you warmly in the Lord. All the brotherhood salutes you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. I Paul write this salutation with my own hand.read more.
'If any one has no love for the Lord, God's curse be on him! Maran atha! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus.' [Amen.]

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.

Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers beside me salute you. All the saints salute you, especially the Imperial slaves. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you; so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, about whom you have got instructions (if he comes to you, give him a welcome); and so does Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only comrades in the work of God's realm, belonging to the circumcised, who have been any comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.read more.
I can testify to his exertions on your behalf and on behalf of those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. Our beloved Luke, the doctor, salutes you; so does Demas. Salute the brothers at Laodicea, also Nympha and the church which meets at her house. And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans; also, see that you read the letter that reaches you from Laodicea. And tell Archippus, 'Attend to the ministry you have received in the Lord; see that you fulfil it.' This salutation is in my own hand, from Paul. 'Remember I am in prison. Grace be with you.'

Pray for us too, brothers. Salute everyone of the brothers with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read aloud to all the [holy] brothers.read more.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. [Amen.]

May the Lord of peace himself grant you peace continually, whatever comes. The Lord be with you all. The salutation is in my own hand, Paul's; that is a mark in every letter of mine. This is how I write. 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.'

Salute Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus stayed on at Corinth: I left Trophimus ill at Miletus. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you; so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brotherhood.read more.
The Lord Jesus be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.

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

I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best. But for your sakes it is necessary I should live on here below. I am sure it is, and so I know I shall remain alive and serve you all by forwarding your progress and fostering the joy of your faith.

Salute all your leaders and all the saints. The Italians salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen.

Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark. Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ [Jesus].

After that the Lord commissioned other seventy disciples, sending them in front of him two by two to every town and place that he intended to visit himself. He said to them, "The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few; so pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to gather his harvest. Go your way; I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.read more.
Carry no purse, no wallet, no sandals. Do not stop to salute anybody on the road.