35 Inspiring Bible Verses about Angels: Messengers of God’s Grace
Angels are heavenly beings that are messengers and servants of God. In this post, we’ll be looking at 35 verses about angels, highlighting their role as messengers, protectors, and servants of God.
Please remember that, as Christians, we don’t pray to or worship angels. We serve God alone, who has all power and sent His only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross and make a way for us to be saved and come into a relationship with Him for eternity.
Verses about Angels
1. Psalm 91:11
“For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.”
2. Hebrews 1:14
“Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.”
3. Exodus 23:20
“See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.”
4. Matthew 18:10
“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven, their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.”
5. Genesis 28:12
“As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the earth up to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down the stairway.”
6. Acts 12:15
“You’re out of your mind,’ they said. When she insisted, they decided, ‘It must be his angel.'”
7. Psalm 34:7
“For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.”
8. Luke 15:10
“In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”
9. Hebrews 13:2
“Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!”
10. Acts 27:23-24
“For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.'”
11. Matthew 4:11
“Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.”
12. Daniel 6:22
“My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”
13. Matthew 26:53
“Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?”
14. Revelation 5:11
“Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.”
15. Psalm 103:20
“Praise the Lord, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.”
16. Luke 2:13
“Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying.”
17. Mark 13:32
“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.”
18. Luke 24:4-5
“As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, ‘Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?'”
19. Matthew 28:2
“Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.”
20. Acts 1:10-11
“As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!'”
21. Matthew 2:13
“After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,’ the angel said. ‘Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.'”
22. Psalm 148:2
“Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!”
23. 2 Samuel 24:16
“But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, ‘Stop! That is enough!'”
24. Revelation 1:1
“This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John.”
25. Revelation 8:2
“I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.”
26. Revelation 12:7
“Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.”
27. Matthew 25:31
“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.”
28. Colossians 2:18
“Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels, saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud.”
29. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.”
30. Luke 22:43
“Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him.”
31. Revelation 22:8
“I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.”
32. Jude 1:9
“But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, ‘The Lord rebuke you!'”
33. Revelation 14:6
“And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.”
34. Luke 16:22
“Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.”
35. Psalm 8:5
“Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.”
Conclusion
The Bible provides us with a rich tapestry of verses about angels, emphasizing their roles as messengers, protectors, and servants of God. As we reflect on these verses, may we find comfort in the knowledge that angels are always in the presence of our Heavenly Father, watching over us and delivering His messages of grace.
