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

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring good news to you of great joy which will be for all the people:

and so also [were] James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!"

And he said to them, "Where [is] your faith?" But they were afraid [and] were astonished, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water and they obey him?"

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.

But Jesus, [when he] heard [this], replied to him, "Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed."

And [while] he was saying these [things], a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.

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 I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after these [things] do not have anything more to do.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

"Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man--you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow!'

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay [their] hands on him at [that] same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.