Genesis 15:1
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God’s Covenant with Abram
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”(A)
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Isaiah 41:10
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10 do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)
Psalm 119:114
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114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
Genesis 26:24
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24 And that very night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you and make your offspring numerous for my servant Abraham’s sake.”(A)
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Isaiah 41:14
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14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you maggot[a] Israel!
I will help you, says the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.(A)
Footnotes
- 41.14 Cn: Heb men of
Hebrews 13:5-6
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5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”(A) 6 So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?”
Lamentations 3:24
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”(A)
Deuteronomy 33:26-29
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26 There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
majestic through the clouds.(A)
27 He subdues the ancient gods,[a]
shatters[b] the forces of old;[c]
he drove out the enemy before you
and said, ‘Destroy!’(B)
28 So Israel lives in safety,
untroubled is Jacob’s abode[d]
in a land of grain and wine,
where the heavens drop down dew.(C)
29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
but you shall tread on their backs.”(D)
Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Psalm 5:12
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12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.(A)
Psalm 18:2
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2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(A)
Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”(A)
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Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.(A)
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Isaiah 43:5
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5 Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you;(A)
Psalm 142:5
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5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”(A)
Psalm 3:3
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3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.(A)
Genesis 15:14-16
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14 but I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.(A) 15 As for yourself, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.(B) 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”(C)
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Genesis 21:17
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17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.(A)
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Luke 1:30
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30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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Daniel 10:1-16
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Conflict of Nations and Heavenly Powers
10 In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The word was true, and it concerned a great conflict. He understood the word, having received understanding in the vision.(A)
2 At that time I, Daniel, had been mourning for three weeks.(B) 3 I had eaten no rich food, no meat or wine had entered my mouth, and I had not anointed myself at all, for the full three weeks. 4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris),(C) 5 I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.(D) 6 His body was like beryl, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the roar of a multitude.(E) 7 I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; the people who were with me did not see the vision, though a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled and hid themselves.(F) 8 So I was left alone to see this great vision. My strength left me, and my complexion grew deathly pale, and I retained no strength.(G) 9 When[a] I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a trance, face to the ground.(H)
10 But then a hand touched me and roused me to my hands and knees.(I) 11 He said to me, “Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I am going to speak to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” So while he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.(J) 12 He said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.(K) 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me twenty-one days. So Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia[b](L) 14 and have come to help you understand what is to happen to your people at the end of days. For there is a further vision for those days.”(M)
15 While he was speaking these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.(N) 16 Then one in human form touched my lips, and I opened my mouth to speak and said to the one who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision such pains have come upon me that I retain no strength.(O)
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Psalm 58:11
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11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(A)
Footnotes
- 58.11 Or there are gods who judge
Matthew 8:26
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26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a dead calm.(A)
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Isaiah 51:12
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12 I, I am he who comforts you;
why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die,
a human being who fades like grass?(A)
Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
Footnotes
- 27.1 Or refuge
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