“Do not be afraid, people of Zion; ¹  look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!” ² 

The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas ¹  were Roman citizens ² 

The waves of death engulfed me; the currents ¹  of chaos ²  overwhelmed me. ³ 

Remove ¹  your hand ²  far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror. ³ 

Early in the morning ¹  Abimelech summoned ²  all his servants. When he told them about all these things, ³  they ⁴  were terrified.

Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you. ¹ 

He will infect you with all the diseases of Egypt ¹  that you dreaded, and they will persistently afflict you. ² 

The waters ¹  saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. ²  Yes, the depths of the sea ³  shook with fear. ⁴ 

Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow. ¹ 

All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled.

I saw a dream that ¹  frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me.

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, ¹  “Lord, save me!”

But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

Then the commander ¹  of the temple guard ²  went with the officers ³  and brought the apostles ⁴  without the use of force ⁵  (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people). ⁶ 

So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and ¹  I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” ² 

The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. ¹  They said, “Too bad for ²  us! We’ve never seen anything like this!

When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer ¹  saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. ²  The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.” ¹ 

When the king and all his bodyguards ¹  and officials heard what he was prophesying, ²  the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear. ³