Nehemiah 4:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, ^(A)“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, ^(B)who is great and awesome, ^(C)and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

Read full chapter

Nehemiah 4:14

New International Version

¹⁴After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid^(A) of them. Remember^(B) the Lord, who is great and awesome,^(C) and fight^(D) for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

Read full chapter

2 Samuel 10:12

English Standard Version

¹²^(A)Be of good courage, and ^(B)let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and ^(C)may the Lord do what seems good to him.”

Read full chapter

2 Samuel 10:12

New International Version

¹²Be strong,^(A) and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”^(B)

Read full chapter

Numbers 14:9

English Standard Version

⁹Only ^(A)do not rebel against the Lord. And ^(B)do not fear the people of the land, for ^(C)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”

Read full chapter

Numbers 14:9

New International Version

⁹Only do not rebel^(A) against the Lord. And do not be afraid^(B) of the people of the land,^(C) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with^(D) us.^(E) Do not be afraid of them.”^(F)

Read full chapter

Isaiah 41:10-14

English Standard Version

¹⁰fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with ^(A)my righteous right hand.

¹¹^(B)Behold, all who are incensed against you
    shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
    shall be as nothing and shall perish.
¹²^(C)You shall seek those who contend with you,
    but you shall not find them;
^(D)those who war against you
    shall be as nothing at all.
¹³For I, the Lord your God,
    hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
    I am the one who helps you.”

¹⁴Fear not, you ^(E)worm Jacob,
you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
your ^(F)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Read full chapter

Isaiah 41:10-14

New International Version

¹⁰So do not fear,^(A) for I am with you;^(B)
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen^(C) you and help^(D) you;
I will uphold you^(E) with my righteous right hand.^(F)

¹¹“All who rage^(G) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;^(H)
those who oppose^(I) you
    will be as nothing and perish.^(J)
¹²Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.^(K)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing^(L) at all.
¹³For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand^(M)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help^(N) you.
¹⁴Do not be afraid,^(O) you worm^(P) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help^(Q) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,^(R) the Holy One^(S) of Israel.

Read full chapter

Hebrews 13:6

English Standard Version

⁶So we can confidently say,

^(A)“The Lord is my helper;
^(B)I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

Read full chapter

Hebrews 13:6

New International Version

⁶So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?”^[a]^(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Hebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7

Nehemiah 1:5

English Standard Version

⁵And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, ^(A)the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Read full chapter

Nehemiah 1:5

New International Version

⁵Then I said:

“Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God,^(A) who keeps his covenant of love^(B) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 1:29-30

English Standard Version

²⁹Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. ³⁰The Lord your God who goes before you ^(A)will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 1:29-30

New International Version

²⁹Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid^(A) of them.^(B) ³⁰The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight^(C) for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

Read full chapter

Matthew 10:28

English Standard Version

²⁸And ^(A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^(B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.^[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna

Matthew 10:28

New International Version

²⁸Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One^(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Read full chapter

2 Chronicles 32:7

English Standard Version

⁷^(A)“Be strong and courageous. ^(B)Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, ^(C)for there are more with us than with him.

Read full chapter

2 Chronicles 32:7

New International Version

⁷“Be strong and courageous.^(A) Do not be afraid or discouraged^(B) because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.^(C)

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 20:3-4

English Standard Version

³and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, ⁴for the Lord your God is he who goes with you ^(A)to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 20:3-4

New International Version

³He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted^(A) or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. ⁴For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you^(B) to fight^(C) for you against your enemies to give you victory.^(D)”

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 10:17

English Standard Version

¹⁷For the Lord your God is ^(A)God of gods and ^(B)Lord of lords, ^(C)the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is ^(D)not partial and takes no bribe.

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 10:17

New International Version

¹⁷For the Lord your God is God of gods^(A) and Lord of lords,^(B) the great God, mighty and awesome,^(C) who shows no partiality^(D) and accepts no bribes.^(E)

Read full chapter

Hebrews 12:28-29

English Standard Version

²⁸Therefore let us be grateful for receiving ^(A)a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus ^(B)let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, ²⁹for our ^(C)God is a consuming fire.

Read full chapter

Hebrews 12:28-29

New International Version

²⁸Therefore, 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) ²⁹for our “God is a consuming fire.”^[a]^(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Hebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24

Hebrews 12:20-21

English Standard Version

²⁰For they could not endure the order that was given, ^(A)“If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” ²¹Indeed, ^(B)so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”

Read full chapter

Hebrews 12:20-21

New International Version

²⁰because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”^[a]^(A) ²¹The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”^[b]^(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13
Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

ESV Study Bible

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV

Unleash God's Word!