'Afraid' in the Bible

But the angel said to him:Do not be afraid, Zechariah,because your prayer has been heard.Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,and you will name him John.

Then the angel told her:Do not be afraid, Mary,for you have found favor with God.

But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.“Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people!”

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

When Jesus heard it, He answered him, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be made well.”

While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud.

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

because I was afraid of you, for you’re a tough man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death, because they were afraid of the people.