They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the one who had the “Legion” – and they were afraid.

Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:<n id="1" /> &#8220;Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.&#8221;

<p class="bodyblock">Now<n id="1" /> they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So<n id="2" /> they left him and went away.<n id="3" />p>

Then<n id="1" /> they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them.<n id="2" /> And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.p>

But the angel said to them, &#8220;Do not be afraid! Listen carefully,<n id="1" /> for I proclaim to you good news<n id="2" /> that brings great joy to all the people:

As<n id="1" /> he was saying this, a cloud<n id="2" /> came<n id="3" /> and overshadowed<n id="4" /> them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body,<n id="2" /> and after that have nothing more they can do.

For<n id="1" /> a while he refused, but later on<n id="2" /> he said to himself, &#8216;Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,<n id="3" />

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe<n id="1" /> man. You withdraw<n id="2" /> what you did not deposit<n id="3" /> and reap what you did not sow.&#8217;

But the other rebuked him, saying,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Don&#8217;t<n id="2" /> you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?<n id="3" />

Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles,<n id="1" /> they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake,<n id="2" /> approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

Then the commander<n id="1" /> of the temple guard<n id="2" /> went with the officers<n id="3" /> and brought the apostles<n id="4" /> without the use of force<n id="5" /> (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">When he arrived in Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> he attempted to associate<n id="2" /> with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe<n id="3" /> that he was a disciple.

He<n id="1" /> was a devout, God-fearing man,<n id="2" /> as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people<n id="3" /> and prayed to God regularly.

So Paul stood up,<n id="1" /> gestured<n id="2" /> with his hand and said,p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;Men of Israel,<n id="3" /> and you Gentiles who fear God,<n id="4" /> listen:

Brothers,<n id="1" /> descendants<n id="2" /> of Abraham&#8217;s family,<n id="3" /> and those Gentiles among you who fear God,<n id="4" /> the message<n id="5" /> of this salvation has been sent to us.

The Lord said to Paul by a vision<n id="1" /> in the night,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Do not be afraid,<n id="3" /> but speak and do not be silent,

After the crew<n id="1" /> had hoisted it aboard,<n id="2" /> they used supports<n id="3" /> to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground<n id="4" /> on the Syrtis,<n id="5" /> they lowered the sea anchor,<n id="6" /> thus letting themselves be driven along.

and said,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before<n id="2" /> Caesar,<n id="3" /> and God has graciously granted you the safety<n id="4" /> of all who are sailing with you.&#8217;