Topic
Salutations
68 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 18:2Nave · Torrey By bowing
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- Genesis 19:1Nave · Torrey By bowing
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
- Genesis 33:3Nave · Torrey By bowing
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Genesis 43:29Nave · Torrey Addresses in — “;May God be gracious to you,”
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
- Ruth 2:4Nave · Torrey From a master to his servants, “May the Lord be with you,”
¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- 1 Samuel 25:6Nave · Torrey “Peace” (Hebrew: shalom)
And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
- 2 Samuel 20:9Nave · Torrey By kissing
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- Esther 8:3Nave · Torrey By bowing
¶ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
- Matthew 2:11Nave · Torrey By bowing
¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Matthew 26:49Nave · Torrey By kissing
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
- Matthew 28:9Nave · Torrey “All hail,”
¶ And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
- Luke 10:5Nave · Torrey “Peace (Hebrew: shalom) to this house,”
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
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- 1 Corinthians 16:21 Nave · Torrey By letter
- Colossians 4:18 Nave · Torrey By letter
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Nave · Torrey By letter
- Genesis 19:2 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 23:7 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 27:29 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 33:4 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Falling on the neck and kissing
- Genesis 37:10 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 41:43 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 43:26 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 43:28 Nave By bowing
- Genesis 45:14 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Falling on the neck and kissing
- Genesis 45:15 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Falling on the neck and kissing
- Genesis 47:7 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By inferiors to their superiors
- Genesis 49:8 Nave By bowing
- Judges 18:15 Torrey WERE GIVEN — On entering a house
- Judges 19:20 Torrey EXPRESSIONS USED AS — Peace be with thee
- 1 Samuel 10:3 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By all passers-by
- 1 Samuel 10:4 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By all passers-by
- 1 Samuel 15:13 Torrey EXPRESSIONS USED AS — Blessed be thou of the Lord
- 1 Samuel 17:22 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By brethren to each other
- 1 Samuel 25:5 Torrey Often sent through messengers
- 1 Samuel 25:14 Torrey Often sent through messengers
- 1 Samuel 25:23 Nave By bowing
- 1 Samuel 30:21 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By superiors to inferiors
- 2 Samuel 8:10 Torrey Often sent through messengers
- 2 Samuel 18:28 Nave By bowing
- 1 Kings 1:16 Nave By bowing
- 2 Kings 4:29 Torrey Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving
- Psalms 72:9 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Kissing the dust
- Psalms 129:8 Torrey WERE GIVEN — By all passers-by
- Isaiah 49:23 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Kissing the dust
- Matthew 5:47 Torrey The Jews condemned for giving, only to their countrymen
- Matthew 10:12 Torrey WERE GIVEN — On entering a house
- Matthew 14:36 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Touching the hem of the garment
- Matthew 15:18 Torrey Given to Christ in derision
- Matthew 23:7 Torrey The Pharisees condemned for seeking, in public
- Matthew 27:29 Torrey Given to Christ in derision
- Mark 5:22 Nave By bowing
- Mark 12:38 Torrey The Pharisees condemned for seeking, in public
- Luke 1:28 Torrey EXPRESSIONS USED AS — Hail
- Luke 1:40 Torrey WERE GIVEN — On entering a house
- Luke 1:41 Torrey WERE GIVEN — On entering a house
- Luke 1:44 Torrey WERE GIVEN — On entering a house
- Luke 7:38 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Embracing and kissing the feet
- Luke 7:45 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Embracing and kissing the feet
- Luke 8:41 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Falling prostrate on the ground
- Luke 10:24 Torrey Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving
- Luke 15:20 Torrey OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY — Falling on the neck and kissing
- John 20:21 Nave “Peace to you” (Hebrew: shalomleka)
- Romans 16:21–23 Torrey Often sent by letter
- 2 Corinthians 13:13 Nave By letter
- Philippians 4:21 Nave By letter
- 2 John 1:1 Nave By letter
- 2 John 1:10 Torrey Denied to persons of bad character
- 3 John 1:1 Nave By letter
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 36 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → By kissing 2Sa 20:9; Mt 26:49
- → By bowing Ge 18:2; 19:1,2; 23:7; 27:29; 33:3; 37:10; 41:43; 43:26,28; 49:8; 1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 18:28; 1Ki 1:16; Es 8:3; Mt 2:11; Mr 5:22
- → Addresses in
- → “Peace” (Hebrew: shalom) 1Sa 25:6
- → “Are you well, my brother?” 2Sa 20:9
- → “Hail, Master!” Mt 26:49
- → “All hail,” Mt 28:9
- → “Peace (Hebrew: shalom) to this house,” Lu 10:5
- → “Peace to you” (Hebrew: shalomleka) Joh 20:21
- → From a master to his servants, “May the Lord be with you,” Ru 2:4
- → Servants to their masters, “May the Lord bless you,” Ru 2:4
- → By letter 1Co 16:21; 2Co 13:13; Col 4:18; Php 4:21; 2Th 3:17; 2Jo 1:13; 3Jo 1:14
- → To rulers
- See KINGS
- → See MANNERS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 57 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Antiquity of Ge 18:2; 19:1
- WERE GIVEN
- Often sent through messengers 1Sa 25:5,14; 2Sa 8:10
- Often sent by letter Ro 16:21-23; 1Co 16:21; Col 4:18; 2Th 3:17
- Denied to persons of bad character 2Jo 1:10
- Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving 2Ki 4:29; Lu 10:24
- EXPRESSIONS USED AS
- Peace be with thee Jud 19:20
- Peace to thee, and peace to thine house, and peace to all that thou hast 1Sa 25:6
- Peace be to this house Lu 10:5
- The Lord be with you Ru 2:4
- The Lord bless thee Ru 2:4
- The blessing of the Lord be upon you, we bless you in the name of the Lord Ps 129:8
- Blessed be thou of the Lord 1Sa 15:13
- God be gracious to thee Ge 43:29
- Art thou in health? 2Sa 20:9
- Hail Mt 26:49; Lu 1:28
- All hail Mt 28:9
- Often perfidious 2Sa 20:9; Mt 26:49
- Given to Christ in derision Mt 27:29; 15:18
- OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY
- Falling on the neck and kissing Ge 33:4; 45:14,15; Lu 15:20
- Laying hold of the bear with the right hand 2Sa 20:9
- Bowing frequently to the ground Ge 33:3
- Embracing and kissing the feet Mt 28:9; Lu 7:38,45
- Touching the hem of the garment Mt 14:36
- Falling prostrate on the ground Es 8:3; Mt 2:11; Lu 8:41
- Kissing the dust Ps 72:9; Isa 49:23
- The Jews condemned for giving, only to their countrymen Mt 5:47
- The Pharisees condemned for seeking, in public Mt 23:7; Mr 12:38
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.