¹⁷ God heard the boy crying, and the^[a] angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy crying from the place where he is.

²² When Gideon realized that he was the angel of the Lord, he said, “Oh no, Lord God!^(A) I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!” ^(B)

²³ But the Lord said to him, “Peace to you. Don’t be afraid, for you will not die.”

¹⁵ The angel of the Lord^(A) said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.”^(B) So he got up and went down with him to the king.

²⁰ But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.^(A)

⁵ The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.^(A)

¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid,^(A) for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:^[a]

³ About three in the afternoon^[a] he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”^(A)

⁴ Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.^(B)

²³ For last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by me^{(A) 24} and said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. And indeed, God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’