¹⁷ God heard the boy crying,^(A) and the angel of God^(B) called to Hagar from heaven^(C) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;^(D) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

²² When Gideon realized^(A) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”^(B)

²³ But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid.^(C) You are not going to die.”^(D)

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

²⁰ But after he had considered this, an angel^(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream^(B) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

⁵ The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid,^(A) for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.^(A) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

³ One day at about three in the afternoon^(A) he had a vision.^(B) He distinctly saw an angel^(C) of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

⁴ Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering^(D) before God.^(E)

²³ Last night an angel^(A) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve^(B) stood beside me^{(C) 24} and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar;^(D) and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’^(E)