37 Bible Verses about Salutations
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And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb; and whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?read more.
for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'
And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack is on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'
And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'
and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast -- peace!
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'
and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;
And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself -- face to the earth, and he saith, 'Lo, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet -- then ye have risen early and gone on your way;' and they say, 'Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge.'
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, 'Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'
'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself -- face to the earth,
And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee are cursed, and those who bless thee are blessed.'
And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, 'What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come -- I, and thy mother, and thy brethren -- to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'
and causeth him to ride in the second chariot which he hath, and they proclaim before him, 'Bow the knee!' and -- to put him over all the land of Egypt.
And Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which is in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;
Judah! thou -- thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand is on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.
And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,
And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the king, 'Peace;' and he boweth himself to the king, on his face, to the earth, and saith, 'Blessed is Jehovah thy God who hath shut up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'
And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;
and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet,
and he saith, 'Lo, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet -- then ye have risen early and gone on your way;' and they say, 'Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge.'
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace is with you. Amen.
Salute ye every saint in Christ Jesus; there salute you the brethren with me;
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;
From Thematic Bible
Salutations » By bowing
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,
And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,
and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet,
and they say, 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.
and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
Salutations » Examples of
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'
And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'
And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'
Salutations » Often sent by letter
Salute you do Timotheus, my fellow-workman, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kindred; I Tertius salute you (who wrote the letter) in the Lord; salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother,
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace is with you. Amen.
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;
Salutations » By letter
and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace is with you. Amen.
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;
Salutations » Of affection
'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
Salutations » Were given » On entering a house
And they turn aside thither, and come in unto the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare, --
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
Salutations » Often sent through messengers
and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars with Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,
And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, 'Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;
and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, 'Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Falling prostrate on the ground
and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
and lo, there came a man, whose name is Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;
And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Embracing and kissing the feet
and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what time I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Falling on the neck and kissing
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck; and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.
Salutations » Often perfidious
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Salutations » Antiquity of
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,
And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself -- face to the earth,
Salutations » Given to Christ in derision
and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Kissing the dust
And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth -- they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I am Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.
Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.
Salutations » Expressions used as » Hail
And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'
Salutations » Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving
And he saith to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; when thou dost meet a man, thou dost not salute him; and when a man doth salute thee, thou dost not answer him; and thou hast laid my staff on the face of the youth.'
for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'
Salutations » The pharisees condemned for seeking, in public
and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,
and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Salutations » By kissing
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Salutations » Were given » By all passers-by
'And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine, and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.
Salutations » Expressions used as » Blessed be thou of the lord
And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'
Salutations » Were given » By brethren to each other
And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.
Salutations » Were given » By superiors to inferiors
And David cometh in unto the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who are with him, and David approacheth the people, and asketh of them of welfare.
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Laying hold of the beard with the right hand, &c
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Touching the hem of the garment
and were calling on him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as did touch were saved.
Salutations » Expressions used as » Peace to thee, and peace to thine house, and peace unto all that thou hast
and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast -- peace!
Salutations » Expressions used as » God be gracious unto thee
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'
Salutations » Expressions used as » Art thou in health?
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Bowing frequently to the ground
And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
Salutations » Expressions used as » Peace be with thee
And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack is on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'
Salutations » Expressions used as » All hail
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
Salutations » Were given » By inferiors to their superiors
And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh.
Salutations » The jews condemned for giving, only to their countrymen
and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
Salutations » Expressions used as » The blessing of the lord be upon you, we bless you in the name of the lord
And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah is on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'
Salutations » Denied to persons of bad character
if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, 'Hail!'
Salutations » Expressions used as » Peace be to this house
and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;
Salutations » Peace to you (hebrew: shalomleka)
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, 'Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'
Salutations » Expressions used as » The lord be with you
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'
Salutations » Expressions used as » The lord bless thee
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'
Salutations » Addresses in » may God be gracious to you,
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'
Salutations » Are you well, my brother?
And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Salutations » Peace (hebrew: shalom)
and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast -- peace!
Salutations » Hail, master!
Salutations » Addresses in » my lords,
and he saith, 'Lo, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet -- then ye have risen early and gone on your way;' and they say, 'Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge.'
Salutations » Peace (hebrew: shalom) to this house,
and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;
Salutations » All hail
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
Salutations » From a master to his servants, "may the lord be with you,"
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'
Salutations » Servants to their masters, "may the lord bless you,"
And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth-Lehem, and saith to the reapers, 'Jehovah is with you;' and they say to him, 'Jehovah doth bless thee.'