“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to support and strengthen him.
Luke 22:43 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit. American Standard Version (1901) And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. Common English Bible Then a heavenly angel appeared to him and strengthened him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then an Angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony, he prayed more intensely; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. |
“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to support and strengthen him.
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail, and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
But charge Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, because it is he who shall cross over at the head of this people and who shall secure their possession of the land that you will see.’
Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.
Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.