Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.

being baptized by him in the Jordan River while they confessed their sins.

"When you are praying, don't say meaningless things like the unbelievers do, because they think they will be heard by being so wordy.

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."

How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days."

"With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says: "You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend,

told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."

By this time the boat was in the middle of the sea and was being battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

"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."

You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

because this is my blood of the new covenant that is being poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins.

While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.

In a similar way, the bandits who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

Responding to the women, the angel said, "Stop being frightened! I know you're looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Then Jesus told them, "Stop being frightened! Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there."

People from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, being baptized by him while they confessed their sins.

He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering to him.

when some people came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.

But when Jesus heard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just keep on believing."

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, "Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!"

because he was teaching his disciples, "The Son of Man will be betrayed into human hands. They will kill him, but after being dead for three days he will be raised."

As for the dead being raised, haven't you read in the book of Moses, in the story about the bush, how God said, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, stop being alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

He told them, "This is my blood of the covenant that is being poured out for many people.

He came back a third time. "Are you still sleeping and resting?" he asked. "Enough of that! The time has come. Look! The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But he told them, "Stop being astonished! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.

But the angel told him, "Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

Then the angel told her, "Stop being afraid, Mary, because you have found favor with God.

Fear came over all their neighbors, and throughout the hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.

Then the angel told them, "Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

Jesus' father and mother kept wondering at the things being said about him.

where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

Then Jesus told Simon, "Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people." So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those who were being tormented by unclean spirits were being healed.

As he approached the entrance to the city, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her.

But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."

But while he was saying this, a cloud appeared and surrounded them, and they became terrified as they were being overshadowed by the cloud.

Why, even all the hairs on your head have been counted! Stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

"So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed,

Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

"But Abraham said, "My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.

People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them.

He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant sealed by my blood, which is being poured out for you.

John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,

The woman told him, "I know that the Anointed One is coming, who is being called "the Messiah'. When that person comes, he will explain everything."

But he told them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!"

"Stop being afraid, people of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting upon a donkey's colt!"

For they loved the praise of human beings more than the praise of God.

When a woman is in labor she has pain, because her time has come. Yet when she has given birth to her child, she doesn't remember the agony anymore because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world.

Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my servants would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But for now my kingdom is not from here."

When the day of Pentecost was being celebrated, all of them were together in one place.

A sense of fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.

They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved.

Now a man who had been crippled from birth was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at what was called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from those who were going into the Temple.

If we are being questioned today for a good deed done for someone who was sick or to learn how this man was healed,

Now many signs and wonders were being performed by the apostles among the people, who were gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade.

Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers both men and women.

So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

In those days, as the number of the disciples was growing larger and larger, a complaint was made by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.

When he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended him and avenged the man who was being mistreated by killing the Egyptian.

For I see that you're being poisoned by bitterness and you're a prisoner of wickedness!"

As they were going along the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, "Look, there's some water. What keeps me from being baptized?"

He became very hungry and wanted to eat, and while the food was being prepared, he fell into a trance

and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.

So Peter went out and began to follow him, not realizing that what was being done by the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.

and that everyone who believes in him is justified and freed from everything that kept you from being justified by the Law of Moses.

"Men, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings with natures like yours. We are telling you the good news so you'll turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.

One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!

because we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, and there is no good reason we can give to justify this commotion."

But Paul went down, bent over him, took him into his arms, and said, "Stop being alarmed, because he's still alive."

Even when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing there, approving it and guarding the coats of those who were killing him.'

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

"Your Excellency Felix, since we are enjoying lasting peace because of you, and since reforms for this nation are being brought about through your foresight, we always and everywhere acknowledge it with profound gratitude.

Festus replied that Paul was being kept in custody at Caesarea and that he himself would be going there soon.

The next day, because we were being tossed so violently by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

First of all, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because the news about your faith is being reported throughout the world.

For in the gospel God's righteousness is being revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The righteous will live by faith."

For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of those who in their wickedness suppress the truth.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.

As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you."

For if through my falsehood God's truthfulness glorifies him even more, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

Therefore, God will not justify any human being by means of the actions prescribed by the Law, for through the Law comes the full knowledge of sin.

being absolutely convinced that God would do what he had promised.

Now, did something good bring me death? Of course not! But in order that sin might be recognized as being sin, it used something good to cause my death, so that through the rule, sin might become more exposed as being sinful than ever before.

For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being,

For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the form of humanity, he condemned sin by being incarnate,

As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter."

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.