But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Rise. Don't be afraid."

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."

So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'

But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee; and there they will see me."

He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you no faith?"

And they came to Jesus, and saw the man who had been possessed sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."

For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And he took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to him.

So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

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

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

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

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."

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

Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be well."

While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

for I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'

So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.

But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

When Pilate heard these words, he was the more afraid,

Then the captain went along with the officers and brought them back without violence, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.

When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent;

So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately; and the commander also was afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.

The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

For he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is God's servant, an avenger to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.

But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you what I wish you to be, and you may not find me what you wish me to be; I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will have to mourn over many of those who sinned before and have not repented of the impurity, immorality, and lewdness which they have practiced.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desire and despise authority. Bold and willful, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones,

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,