But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your petition [in prayer] was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.

The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.

However, they did not understand this statement. Its meaning was kept hidden from them so that they would not grasp it; and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.

I was [always] afraid of you, because you are a stern man; you pick up what you did not lay down and you reap what you did not sow.’

The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.