¹¹ Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

²⁶ He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain^{(A) 27} and offered fragrant incense on it as the Lord had commanded Moses.

¹³ Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the horns^[a] of the golden altar before God,^(A)

³ Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne.^{(A) 4} And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.^(B)

¹⁴ Are not all angels^[a] spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?^(A)

³ One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius.”^{(A) 4} He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.^(B)

¹⁹ But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,^(A)

¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:^(A)

²⁸ And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”^[a](A)

¹⁹ The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.^(A)