¹¹ Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.

⁵³ Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands^[a] of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?

¹⁴ Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

⁴³ Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him.

¹¹ Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. ¹² And they sang in a mighty chorus:

⁶ And when he brought his supreme^[a] Son into the world, God said,^[b]

¹³ When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.

¹³ where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.

² Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. ³ His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. ⁴ The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

⁵ Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

¹⁶ Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith^[a]: