What Does the Bible Say About Greeting?

1 Peter 5:14 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

Isaiah 9:6 ESV / 12 helpful votes

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

James 1:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Luke 2:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

1 Peter 1:3 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Thessalonians 5:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

Romans 15:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 1:44 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

2 John 1:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,

Romans 6:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jeremiah 1:4-5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

1 Timothy 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

Luke 2:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

Proverbs 9:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

3 John 1:5-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

3 John 1:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,

1 Corinthians 1:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

Romans 15:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Romans 12:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Luke 1:1-80 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ...

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 2:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Matthew 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Numbers 6:24-26 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Revelation 21:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

2 John 1:9-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.

1 John 4:7-21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ...

1 Peter 3:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ...

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

Colossians 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

Philippians 2:8-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Ephesians 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

2 Corinthians 13:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Greet one another with a holy kiss.

2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

1 Corinthians 16:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

1 Corinthians 16:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

Luke 2:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 1:30-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 1:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

Zechariah 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Isaiah 7:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Song of Solomon 8:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 90:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 16:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:1-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. ...

54 Bible Verses about Greeting

1 Peter 5:14 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 9:6 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 2:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 1:3 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 5:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 15:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 1:44 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 John 1:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 6:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 1:4-5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 2:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 9:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

3 John 1:5-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Corinthians 1:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 15:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 1:1-80 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 2:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 1:21 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 6:24-26 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 John 1:9-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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2 Thessalonians 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 1:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:8-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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2 Corinthians 13:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Luke 1:30-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Zechariah 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Isaiah 7:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Song of Solomon 8:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 90:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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