18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(A) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

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18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  2. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

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12 No one has ever seen God;(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(B)

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12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him(A) without fear(B)
75     in holiness and righteousness(C) before him all our days.

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74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,(A) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,(B)

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28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

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120 My flesh trembles(A) in fear of you;(B)
    I stand in awe(C) of your laws.

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120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

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19 How suddenly(A) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(B) by terrors!

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19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

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21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(A)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(B)

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21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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19 You believe that there is one God.(A) Good! Even the demons believe that(B)—and shudder.

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19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

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15 From my youth(A) I have suffered(B) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(C) and am in despair.(D)
16 Your wrath(E) has swept over me;
    your terrors(F) have destroyed me.

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15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

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