18 Bible Verses about Fear Of Christ
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May he live long {while the sun endures} {as long as the moon} {for all generations}.
And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.
And fear seized [them] all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has visited to help his people!"
And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind--the one who had had the legion--and they were afraid.
So they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.
And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they had been seized with great fear. So he got into the boat [and] returned.
And amazement seized [them] all, and they began to glorify God. And they were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen wonderful things today!"
So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
being subject to one another {out of reverence for} Christ
But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
And {they were terribly frightened} and began to say to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
But they were startled and became terrified, [and] thought [they] had seen a ghost.
But the disciples, [when they] saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.
For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"
Then [when they] had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.