24 Bible Verses about Being Afraid

for the spirit, which God has given us, is not a spirit of timidity, but of fortitude, of benevolence, and of moderation.

I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:

fear not those who can only kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul: rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Fear is a stranger to love; for perfect loves excludes all fear: since pain is the object of fear, he that is affected with fear, cannot be sincere in his love.

refer all your disquietudes to him, for you are the objects of his care.

you have met with no trials yet, but such as are common to men: and God who is faithful, will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength; but will with the temptation make a way to escape, by enabling you to bear it.

the Lord is coming: be not in any manner of sollicitude, but in all your occasions lay your requests before God by prayer and supplication accompany'd by thanksgiving. and the favour of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall keep your hearts and mind attach'd to Jesus Christ.

but he said to me, "my favour is sufficient for thee: for my strength is shown to be perfect by thy weakness." with pleasure therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may be seen to dwell in me.

for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father.

let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." so that we may boldly say, " the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

the Lord is coming: be not in any manner of sollicitude, but in all your occasions lay your requests before God by prayer and supplication accompany'd by thanksgiving.

Now faith is the foundation of our hopes of happiness, and the persuasion we have about things not evident to our senses.

so that we may boldly say, " the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."

fear not, ye little flock, for it is your father's good pleasure to grant you the kingdom.

to these things I am equal, thro' Christ who strengthens me.

these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.

Be upon the watch, stand firm in the faith, behave your selves like men of fortitude:

but which of you, with all his disquietude, can add one moment to the period of his life?

If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it. but let him be fully persuaded of the lawfulness of what he asks: for he that is diffident about that, is like the waves that fluctuate with the wind.

Blessed are they who are persecuted upon the account of righteousness: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this, that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy. but constancy should be brought to its perfection, that you may be entirely accomplished, without any defect.

therefore sollicitous about the morrow: for the morrow shall be taken up with the cares of the morrow, the trouble of the day is sufficient for one day.