For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Parallel translations
- WEB For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
- KJV For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
- NKJV For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.
- NASB ¶For He will give His angels orders concerning you, To protect you in all your ways.
- NLT For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.
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Quick answer
God commissions His angels to guard and watch over His people in all their ways.
Overview
God employs angelic servants to protect those who trust Him along every path of life. This reveals God's care mediated through unseen heavenly ministry (Heb. 1:14). Satan misused this verse tempting Christ, who refused to presume on God (Matt. 4:6-7), teaching that God's promises are trusted, not tested.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Luke 4:10–11For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
- Ps 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Heb 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Prov 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Matt 4:6“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- Ps 71:3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
- Isa 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 6:16–17“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
- Jer 2:18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
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