Acts 12:7
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7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.(A)
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Acts 16:26
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26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.(A)
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Acts 5:19
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19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,(A)
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Psalm 105:18-20
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18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
his neck was put in a collar of iron;(A)
19 until what he had said came to pass,
the word of the Lord kept testing him.(B)
20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of the peoples set him free.(C)
Psalm 146:7
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7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;(A)
Psalm 142:6-7
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6 Listen to my cry,
for I am brought very low.
Save me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.(A)
7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.(B)
Psalm 107:14
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14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds apart.(A)
Psalm 34:7
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7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him and delivers them.(A)
Genesis 19:15-16
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15 When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be consumed in the punishment of the city.”(A) 16 But he lingered, so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and left him outside the city.(B)
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Sleeper, awake!
Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”(A)
Acts 27:23-24
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23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,(A) 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor, and, indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.’(B)
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Acts 10:30
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30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.
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Acts 2:24
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24 But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.(A)
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Luke 24:4
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4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.(A)
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Luke 2:9
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9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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Micah 7:9
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9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(A)
Daniel 6:22
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22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.”(A)
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Daniel 3:24-25
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24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up quickly. He said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.” 25 He replied, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are not hurt, and the fourth has the appearance of a god.”[a]
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- 3.25 Aram a son of the gods
1 Kings 19:7
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7 The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
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Acts 12:23
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23 And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.(A)
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Acts 9:3
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3 Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(A)
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Habakkuk 3:4
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4 The brightness was like the sun;
rays came forth from his hand,
where his power lay hidden.(A)
Ezekiel 43:2
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2 And there the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east; the sound was like the sound of mighty waters, and the earth shone with his glory.(A)
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Isaiah 60:1
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The Ingathering of the Dispersed
60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
Psalm 116:16
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16 O Lord, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.
You have loosed my bonds.(A)
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