1 Kings 19:5-7

19:5 He stretched out ¹  and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger ²  touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 19:6 He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more. ³  19:7 The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.” ⁴ 

Matthew 4:11

4:11 Then the devil left him, and angels ⁵  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 ⁶  of angels right now?

Matthew 26:1

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When ⁷  Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

Matthew 3:16

3:16 After ⁸  Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the ⁹  heavens ¹⁰  opened ¹¹  and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove ¹²  and coming on him.

[19:5]  ¹ tn Or “lay down.”

[19:5]  ² tn Heb “Look, a messenger.”

[19:6]  ³ tn Heb “and again lay down”

[19:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “for the journey is too great for you.”

[4:11]  ⁵ 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).

[26:53]  ⁶ sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.

[26:1]  ⁷ 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.

[3:16]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[3:16]  ⁹ 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).

[3:16]  ¹⁰ 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.

[3:16]  ¹¹ 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.

[3:16]  ¹² 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.