16 Bible Verses about Spoken Greetings

The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."

Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.

and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.

And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,

"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.

So he came straight up to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed him eagerly.

And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Then they began to salute him. "Hail, King of the Jews," they said.

saying, "Hail! King of the Jews!" They also gave him blow after blow with their hands.

And behold! Jesus himself met them, saying, "All hail!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet and worshiped him.

"They enjoy salutations in the market-places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

and in his teaching he said: "Look out for the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and to receive salutations in the street, and to have prominent places in the synagogues,

"Woe unto you Pharisee! for you delight in the best seats in the synagogue, and in the salutation in the market-places.

"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him.

A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.