Bible Verses About Angels (34 Verses)
This collection has 34 Bible verses about angels: 8 from the Old Testament and 26 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (7 verses), across 16 books of Scripture.
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34 Bible Verses About Angels
"For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways."
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
"Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it."
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
"Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?"
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
"Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word."
"Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word."
"Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”"
"Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."
"See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven."
"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven."
"Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them."
"The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
"Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha."
"And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha."
"My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”"
"My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt."
"Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”"
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
"Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him."
"Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him."
"And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands."
"And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands."
"I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”"
"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."
"Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?"
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"
“Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.
"Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared."
"Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”"
"Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."
"Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,"
"Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,"
"And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light."
"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."
"Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day."
"And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
"I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”"
"And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
"But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”"
"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."
"For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven."
"For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven."
"for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’"
"For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:"
"To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into."
"Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into."
"But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,"
"But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,"
"But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."
"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost."
"But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
"For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,"
"For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,"
"yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering."
"Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation."
"I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality."
"I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality."
“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:"
"For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection."
"Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection."
"This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,"
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:"
"For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;"
"For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;"
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 34 Bible verses about angels: 8 from the Old Testament and 26 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (7 verses), across 16 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about angels? Read 34 carefully selected Bible verses about angels, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Psalm 91:11: "For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways." Hebrews 13:2: "Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it." Hebrews 1:14: "Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?" Full collection: 34 verses on this page (24% Old Testament, 76% New Testament).
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