2 Timothy 1:7
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7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)
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Romans 8:15
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15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![a] Father!”(A)
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- 8.15 Aramaic for Father
1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.
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Galatians 5:22
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The Fruit of the Spirit
22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,(A)
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John 14:27
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27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.(A)
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Luke 10:19
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19 Indeed, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.(A)
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Acts 1:8
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”(A)
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Zechariah 4:6
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6 He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Proverbs 2:7
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7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(A)
Proverbs 8:14
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14 I have good advice and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.(A)
Hebrews 2:15
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15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death.(A)
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Romans 5:5
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5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(A)
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Luke 24:49
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49 And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 2:4
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4 My speech and my proclamation were made not with persuasive words of wisdom[a] but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,(A)
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- 2.4 Other ancient authorities read the persuasiveness of wisdom
Acts 20:24
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24 But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.(A)
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Micah 3:8
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8 But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the spirit of the Lord,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression
and to Israel his sin.(A)
Acts 10:38
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38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.(A)
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”(A)
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Acts 6:8
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The Arrest of Stephen
8 Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.
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Psalm 119:80
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80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.
Acts 9:22
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22 Saul became increasingly more powerful and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus[a] was the Messiah.[b](A)
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Colossians 1:8
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8 and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 5:13-14
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13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.(A) 14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.(B)
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Luke 8:35
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35 Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they became frightened.(A)
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