After he had thought about it, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," he said, "don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, after having been warned in a dream. So he left for the region of Galilee

He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

"So never be afraid of them, because there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be made known.

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

So stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

Although Herod wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John as a prophet.

"Have courage!" Jesus immediately told them. "It's me. Stop being afraid!"

But Jesus came up to them and touched them, saying, "Get up, and stop being afraid."

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

Although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'