Luke 4:10-11

4:10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ ¹  4:11 and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” ² 

Psalms 91:11-12

91:11 For he will order his angels ³ 

to protect you in all you do. ⁴ 

91:12 They will lift you up in their hands,

so you will not slip and fall on a stone. ⁵ 

Matthew 4:6

4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ ⁶  and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” ⁷ 

Matthew 4:11

4:11 Then the devil left him, and angels ⁸  came and began ministering to his needs.

Matthew 26:53

26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions ⁹  of angels right now?

Matthew 26:1

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When ¹⁰  Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

Matthew 3:16

3:16 After ¹¹  Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the ¹²  heavens ¹³  opened ¹⁴  and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove ¹⁵  and coming on him.

Hebrews 1:6

1:6 But when he again brings ¹⁶  his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” ¹⁷ 

Hebrews 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ¹⁸  who will inherit salvation?

¹ sn A quotation from Ps 91:11 by the devil. This was not so much an incorrect citation as a use in a wrong context (a misapplication of the passage).

² sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.

³ tn Heb “for his angels he will command concerning you.”

⁴ tn Heb “in all your ways.”

⁵ tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”

⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 91:11. This was not so much an incorrect citation as a use in a wrong context (a misapplication of the passage).

⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.

⁸ tn Grk “and behold, angels.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁹ sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.

¹⁰ tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹² tn Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

¹³ tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.

¹⁴ tc ‡ αὐτῷ (autw, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א¹ C D^s L W 0233 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

¹⁵ sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.

¹⁶ tn Or “And again when he brings.” The translation adopted in the text looks forward to Christ’s second coming to earth. Some take “again” to introduce the quotation (as in 1:5) and understand this as Christ’s first coming, but this view does not fit well with Heb 2:7. Others understand it as his exaltation/ascension to heaven, but this takes the phrase “into the world” in an unlikely way.

¹⁷ sn A quotation combining themes from Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7.

¹⁸ tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”