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Whom to Fear
“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known.
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Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.
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But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
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When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear.
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They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.
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For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
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So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples.
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And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
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But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
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for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him.
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When they realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowd. So they left him and went away.
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When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified, and fear overwhelmed him.
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indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
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Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea.
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that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
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Amazement seized all of them, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”
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Fear seized all of them, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”
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Then the whole throng of people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
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Exhortation to Fearless Confession
“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after that can do nothing more.
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But I will show you whom to fear: fear the one who, after killing, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear that one!
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He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.
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For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,
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When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people.
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People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.