Fear (Terror)

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.

Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,