Luke 1:30

1:30 So ¹  the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, ²  Mary, for you have found favor ³  with God!

Luke 8:50

8:50 But when Jesus heard this, he told ⁴  him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” ⁵ 

Luke 12:32

12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased ⁶  to give you the kingdom.

Luke 21:26

21:26 People will be fainting from fear ⁷  and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ⁸ 

[1:30]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Gabriel’s statement is a response to Mary’s perplexity over the greeting.

[1:30]  ² sn Do not be afraid. See 1:13 for a similar statement to Zechariah.

[1:30]  ³ tn Or “grace.”

[8:50]  ⁴ tn Grk “answered.”

[8:50]  ⁵ tn Or “will be delivered”; Grk “will be saved.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the girl’s healing.

[12:32]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps, “your Father chooses.”

[21:26]  ¹⁰ tn According to L&N 23.184 this could be mainly a psychological experience rather than actual loss of consciousness. It could also refer to complete discouragement because of fear, leading people to give up hope (L&N 25.293).

[21:26]  ¹¹ sn An allusion to Isa 34:4. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely.