Bible Verses About Angels - Inspirational Scriptures on God's Messengers

bible verses about Angels

The topic of angels is a fascinating one, and the Bible provides a wealth of information about these heavenly beings. From the comforting presence.

Angels in the Bible

137 Bible Scriptures about Angels

Genesis, Chapter: 16, verse: 7

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

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Genesis, Chapter: 16, verse: 9

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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Genesis, Chapter: 16, verse: 11

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

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Genesis, Chapter: 19, verse: 1

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;

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Genesis, Chapter: 19, verse: 15

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

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Genesis, Chapter: 22, verse: 15

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

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Genesis, Chapter: 32, verse: 1

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

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Exodus, Chapter: 23, verse: 20

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

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Exodus, Chapter: 25, verse: 19

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

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Exodus, Chapter: 25, verse: 20

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

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Exodus, Chapter: 26, verse: 31

And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

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Exodus, Chapter: 36, verse: 35

And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

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Exodus, Chapter: 37, verse: 8

One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

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Numbers, Chapter: 22, verse: 23

And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

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Numbers, Chapter: 22, verse: 24

But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

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Numbers, Chapter: 22, verse: 26

And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

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Judges, Chapter: 2, verse: 4

And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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Judges, Chapter: 5, verse: 20

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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Judges, Chapter: 5, verse: 23

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

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Judges, Chapter: 6, verse: 11

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 3

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 9

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 13

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 16

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 18

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

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Judges, Chapter: 13, verse: 19

So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.

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1 Kings, Chapter: 6, verse: 23

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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1 Kings, Chapter: 6, verse: 24

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

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1 Kings, Chapter: 6, verse: 27

And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

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1 Kings, Chapter: 8, verse: 7

For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

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1 Kings, Chapter: 19, verse: 7

And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

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1 Chronicles, Chapter: 21, verse: 20

And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

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1 Chronicles, Chapter: 21, verse: 30

But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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2 Chronicles, Chapter: 3, verse: 10

And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

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2 Chronicles, Chapter: 3, verse: 13

The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

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Job, Chapter: 1, verse: 6

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

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Job, Chapter: 2, verse: 1

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

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Job, Chapter: 4, verse: 18

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

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Psalm, Chapter: 103, verse: 20

Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

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Isaiah, Chapter: 6, verse: 2

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.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 1, verse: 8

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 1, verse: 9

Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 1, verse: 13

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 8, verse: 3

And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 9, verse: 3

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 1

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 2

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 3

Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 6

And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 7

And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 8

And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 9

And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 14

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 15

And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 19

And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 10, verse: 20

This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 28, verse: 14

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 41, verse: 20

From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

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Daniel, Chapter: 4, verse: 13

I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

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Daniel, Chapter: 6, verse: 22

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.

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Daniel, Chapter: 8, verse: 15

And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

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Daniel, Chapter: 8, verse: 16

And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

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Daniel, Chapter: 9, verse: 21

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.

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Daniel, Chapter: 10, verse: 10

And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

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Daniel, Chapter: 10, verse: 13

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

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Daniel, Chapter: 10, verse: 20

Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

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Daniel, Chapter: 10, verse: 21

But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

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Daniel, Chapter: 12, verse: 5

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

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Hosea, Chapter: 12, verse: 4

Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

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Zechariah, Chapter: 1, verse: 9

Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 1, verse: 14

So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 2, verse: 3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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Zechariah, Chapter: 3, verse: 6

And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,

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Zechariah, Chapter: 4, verse: 1

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

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Zechariah, Chapter: 4, verse: 4

So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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Zechariah, Chapter: 4, verse: 5

Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 4, verse: 14

Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 5, verse: 5

Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 5, verse: 9

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

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Zechariah, Chapter: 5, verse: 10

Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?

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Zechariah, Chapter: 6, verse: 4

Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

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Zechariah, Chapter: 6, verse: 5

And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

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Matthew, Chapter: 1, verse: 24

Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

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Matthew, Chapter: 2, verse: 13

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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Matthew, Chapter: 2, verse: 19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

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Matthew, Chapter: 4, verse: 11

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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Matthew, Chapter: 17, verse: 3

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

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Luke, Chapter: 1, verse: 11

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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Luke, Chapter: 1, verse: 19

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

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Luke, Chapter: 4, verse: 11

And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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Luke, Chapter: 9, verse: 30

And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

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Luke, Chapter: 9, verse: 32

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

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Luke, Chapter: 24, verse: 4

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

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John, Chapter: 5, verse: 4

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

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John, Chapter: 12, verse: 29

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

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Acts, Chapter: 5, verse: 19

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

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Acts, Chapter: 6, verse: 15

And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

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Acts, Chapter: 7, verse: 30

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

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Acts, Chapter: 7, verse: 53

Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

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Acts, Chapter: 8, verse: 26

And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

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Acts, Chapter: 9, verse: 7

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

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Acts, Chapter: 10, verse: 3

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

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Acts, Chapter: 12, verse: 7

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.

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Acts, Chapter: 12, verse: 9

And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

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Acts, Chapter: 12, verse: 10

When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

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Acts, Chapter: 12, verse: 11

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

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Acts, Chapter: 12, verse: 15

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

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Acts, Chapter: 23, verse: 9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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1 Corinthians, Chapter: 11, verse: 10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

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Galatians, Chapter: 1, verse: 8

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

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1 Timothy, Chapter: 5, verse: 21

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.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 1, verse: 4

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 1, verse: 7

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 1, verse: 14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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Hebrews, Chapter: 2, verse: 5

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 2, verse: 16

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 9, verse: 5

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 13, verse: 2

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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2 Peter, Chapter: 2, verse: 11

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

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Revelation, Chapter: 1, verse: 1

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:

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Revelation, Chapter: 2, verse: 18

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

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Revelation, Chapter: 5, verse: 2

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

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Revelation, Chapter: 7, verse: 1

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

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Revelation, Chapter: 8, verse: 6

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

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Revelation, Chapter: 9, verse: 14

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

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Revelation, Chapter: 10, verse: 5

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

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Revelation, Chapter: 10, verse: 8

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

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Revelation, Chapter: 11, verse: 4

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

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Revelation, Chapter: 12, verse: 7

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

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Revelation, Chapter: 14, verse: 6

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

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Revelation, Chapter: 14, verse: 18

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

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Revelation, Chapter: 15, verse: 1

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

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Revelation, Chapter: 17, verse: 7

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

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Revelation, Chapter: 18, verse: 1

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

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Revelation, Chapter: 20, verse: 1

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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Revelation, Chapter: 21, verse: 12

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

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Revelation, Chapter: 21, verse: 17

And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

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