22 Bible Verses about Spoken Greetings

The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom’s gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and then kissed him. They asked each other how they had been and went into the tent.

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory.

Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.”

“The Lord bless you,” they replied.

Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to greet him,

so David sent 10 young men instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.

And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”

But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me!

So he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

And they began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

Just then Jesus met them and said, “Good morning!” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.

greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people.

He also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, and who want greetings in the marketplaces,

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the front seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

All of a sudden, when the whole crowd saw Him, they were amazed and ran to greet Him.

After some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid a courtesy call on Festus.