'Fear' in the Bible

but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

But the crowds seeing it, were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.

Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows.

And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.

And for fear of him the guards trembled and became as dead men.

And the angel answering said to the women, Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus the crucified one.

And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.

Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

And they feared with great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

But Jesus immediately, having heard the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.

For he knew not what he should say, for they were filled with fear.

And Zacharias was troubled, seeing him, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of their fear of the Jews.

Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

I leave peace with you; I give my peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear.

And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through fear of the Jews, demanded of Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus: and Pilate allowed it. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.

When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first day of the week, and the doors shut where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace be to you.

And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard it.

And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;

And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

But they that were with me beheld the light, and were filled with fear, but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.

And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Right: they have been broken out through unbelief, and thou standest through faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:

for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

Render to all their dues: to whom tribute is due, tribute; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;

Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, even as I.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.

For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in you, but what excusing of yourselves, but what indignation, but what fear, but what ardent desire, but what zeal, but what vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, so your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.

For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

But ye also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife I speak that she may fear the husband.

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.

Those that sin convict before all, that the rest also may have fear.

and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.

By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king.

Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.

And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.

Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

having witnessed your pure conversation carried out in fear;

But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;

but sanctify the Lord the Christ in your hearts, and be always prepared to give an answer to every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear;

and specially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold are they, self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities:

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.

These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.

And after the three days and a half the spirit of life from God came into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them.

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand names of men were slain in the earthquake. And the remnant were filled with fear, and gave glory to the God of the heaven.

And the nations have been full of wrath, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the recompense to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth.

saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come; and do homage to him who has made the heaven and the earth and the sea and fountains of waters.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest.

standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.

The merchants of these things, who had been enriched through her, shall stand afar off through fear of her torment, weeping and grieving,

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his bondmen, and ye that fear him, small and great.