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He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.’
And he
said, “I
heard the
sound of you in the
garden, and I was
afraid,
because I was
naked, and I
hid myself.”
(NIV)
But Abel also brought an offering – fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The
Lord looked with favour on Abel and his offering,
and
Abel also brought of the
firstborn of his
flock and of their
fat portions. And the
Lord had
regard for Abel and his
offering,
(NIV)
but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
but for
Cain and his
offering he had
no regard. So
Cain was
very angry, and his
face fell.
(NIV)
After this, the word of the
Lord came to Abram in a vision:
‘Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.’
After these
things the
word of the
Lord came to
Abram in a
vision:
“
Fear not,
Abram, I am your
shield; your
reward shall be
very great.”
(NIV)
Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, ‘I did not laugh.’
But he said, ‘Yes, you did laugh.’
But
Sarah denied it,
saying, “I did
not laugh,” for she was
afraid. He
said, “
No, but you did
laugh.”
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Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
Now
Lot went up out of
Zoar and
lived in the
hills with his
two daughters, for he was
afraid to
live in
Zoar. So he
lived in a
cave with his
two daughters.
(NIV)
Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.
So
Abimelech rose
early in the
morning and
called all his
servants and
told them all these
things. And the
men were very
much afraid.
(NIV)
God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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?
Fear not, for
God has
heard the
voice of the
boy where he is.
(NIV)
‘Do not lay a hand on the boy,’ he said. ‘Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.’
He
said,
“Do not
lay your
hand on the
boy or
do anything to him, for
now I
know that you
fear God, seeing you have
not withheld your
son, your
only son, from me.”
(NIV)
When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister,’ because he was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought, ‘The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.’
When the
men of the
place asked him about his
wife,
he
said, “She is my
sister,” for he
feared to
say, “My
wife,” thinking, “lest the
men of the
place should
kill me because of
Rebekah,” because she was
attractive in
appearance.
(NIV)
That 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; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.’
And the
Lord appeared to him the same
night and
said,
“I am the
God of
Abraham your
father.
Fear not, for I am
with you and will
bless you and
multiply your
offspring for my
servant Abraham’s sake.”
(NIV)
Isaac trembled violently and said, ‘Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him – and indeed he will be blessed!’
Then
Isaac trembled very
violently and
said, “
Who was it then that
hunted game and
brought it to me, and I
ate it
all before you
came, and I have
blessed him? Yes, and he shall be
blessed.”
(NIV)
He was afraid and said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.’
And he was
afraid and
said, “
How awesome is
this place!
This is
none other than the
house of
God, and
this is the
gate of
heaven.”
(NIV)
Jacob answered Laban, ‘I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
Jacob answered and
said to
Laban, “
Because I was
afraid,
for I
thought that you would take your
daughters from me by
force.
(NIV)
In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.
Then
Jacob was
greatly afraid and
distressed. He
divided the
people who were with him, and the
flocks and
herds and
camels, into
two camps,
(NIV)
Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.
Please deliver me from the
hand of my
brother, from the
hand of
Esau, for I
fear him, that he may
come and
attack me, the
mothers with the
children.
(NIV)
And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, ‘Don’t despair, for you have another son.’
And when her
labor was at its
hardest, the
midwife said to her, “Do not
fear, for you have another
son.”
(NIV)
On the third day, Joseph said to them, ‘Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
On the
third day Joseph said to them, “
Do this and you will
live,
for I
fear God:
(NIV)
‘My silver has been returned,’ he said to his brothers. ‘Here it is in my sack.’
Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, ‘What is this that God has done to us?’
He
said to his
brothers, “My
money has been put
back;
here it is in the mouth of my
sack!” At this their
hearts failed them, and they turned
trembling to
one another,
saying, “
What is
this that
God has
done to us?”
(NIV)
As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.
As they
emptied their
sacks,
behold, every
man’s bundle of
money was in his
sack. And when they and their
father saw their
bundles of
money, they were
afraid.
(NIV)
Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, ‘We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.’
And the
men were
afraid because they were
brought to
Joseph’s house, and they
said, “It is
because of the
money, which was
replaced in our
sacks the
first time, that we are
brought in, so that he may
assault us and
fall upon us to make us
servants and
seize our
donkeys.”
(NIV)
‘It’s all right,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.’ Then he brought Simeon out to them.
He
replied, “
Peace to you, do
not be
afraid. Your
God and the
God of your
father has
put treasure in your
sacks for you. I
received your
money.” Then he
brought Simeon out to them.
(NIV)
Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am Joseph! Is my father still living?’ But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
And
Joseph said to his
brothers,
“I am
Joseph! Is my
father still alive?” But his
brothers could not answer him,
for they were
dismayed at his
presence.
(NIV)
Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, ‘Don’t quarrel on the way!’
Then he
sent his
brothers away, and as they
departed, he
said to them, “Do
not quarrel on the
way.”
(NIV)
‘I am God, the God of your father,’ he said. ‘Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Then he
said, “I am
God,
the
God of your
father. Do
not be
afraid to
go down to
Egypt,
for there I will
make you into a
great nation.
(NIV)
But Joseph said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
But
Joseph said to them, “Do
not fear,
for am I in the
place of
God?
(NIV)
So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.’ And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
So do
not fear;
I will
provide for you and your
little ones.” Thus he
comforted them and
spoke kindly to them.
(NIV)
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.
But the
midwives feared God and did not
do as the
king of
Egypt commanded them, but let the male
children live.
(NIV)
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
And because the
midwives feared God,
he
gave them
families.
(NIV)
The man said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?’ Then Moses was afraid and thought, ‘What I did must have become known.’
He
answered,
“
Who made you a
prince and a
judge over us? Do you
mean to
kill me as you
killed the
Egyptian?” Then
Moses was
afraid, and
thought, “
Surely the
thing is
known.”
(NIV)
Then he said, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
And he
said,
“I am the
God of your
father, the
God of
Abraham, the
God of
Isaac, and the
God of
Jacob.” And
Moses hid his
face, for he was
afraid to
look at
God.
(NIV)
Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.’
Let heavier
work be
laid on the
men that they may
labor at it and pay no
regard to
lying words.”
(NIV)
Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the
Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.
Then
whoever feared the
word of the
Lord among the
servants of
Pharaoh hurried his
slaves and his
livestock into the
houses,
(NIV)
But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the
Lord God.’
But as for you and your
servants,
I
know that you do not
yet fear the Lord God.”
(NIV)
This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the
Lord’s Passover.
In this
manner you shall
eat it: with your
belt fastened, your
sandals on your
feet, and your
staff in your
hand. And you shall
eat it in
haste.
It is the
Lord’s Passover.
(NIV)
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the
Lord.
When
Pharaoh drew
near, the
people of
Israel lifted up their
eyes, and
behold, the
Egyptians were
marching after them, and they
feared greatly. And the
people of
Israel cried out to the
Lord.
(NIV)
Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the
Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
And
Moses said to the
people,
“
Fear not,
stand firm, and
see the
salvation of the
Lord,
which he will
work for you
today. For the
Egyptians whom you
see today, you shall
never see again.
(NIV)
And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the
Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the
Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
Israel saw the
great power that the
Lord used against the
Egyptians, so the
people feared the
Lord, and they
believed in the
Lord and in his
servant Moses.
(NIV)
Who among the gods
is like you,
Lord?
Who is like you –
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
“
Who is like
you, O
Lord, among the
gods?
Who is like
you,
majestic in
holiness,
awesome in
glorious deeds,
doing wonders?
(NIV)
The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
The
peoples have
heard; they
tremble;
pangs have
seized the
inhabitants of
Philistia.
(NIV)
The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the people of Canaan will melt away;
Now are the
chiefs of
Edom dismayed;
trembling seizes the
leaders of
Moab;
all the
inhabitants of
Canaan have
melted away.
(NIV)
But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Moreover,
look for
able men from
all the
people,
men who
fear God, who are
trustworthy and
hate a
bribe, and
place such men over the people as
chiefs of
thousands,
of hundreds,
of fifties, and
of tens.
(NIV)
On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
On the
morning of the
third day there were
thunders and
lightnings and a
thick cloud on the
mountain and a
very loud trumpet blast, so that
all the
people in the
camp trembled.
(NIV)
Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the
Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.
Now
Mount Sinai was wrapped in
smoke because the
Lord had
descended on it in
fire. The
smoke of it
went up like the
smoke of a
kiln, and the
whole mountain trembled greatly.
(NIV)
Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.’
Moses said to the
people, “Do not
fear, for
God has
come to test you, that the
fear of him may be
before you, that you may not
sin.”
(NIV)
and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons. The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance.
‘Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
and you shall
gird Aaron and his
sons with
sashes and
bind caps on them. And the
priesthood shall be theirs by a
statute forever. Thus you shall
ordain Aaron and his
sons.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said: ‘I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the
Lord, will do for you.
And he
said, “
Behold,
I am
making a
covenant.
Before all your
people I will
do marvels, such
as have
not been
created in
all the
earth or in
any nation. And
all the
people among whom you are shall
see the
work of the
Lord,
for it is an
awesome thing that I will
do with you.
(NIV)
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
Aaron and
all the
people of
Israel saw Moses, and
behold, the
skin of his
face shone, and they were
afraid to come
near him.
(NIV)
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash round him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also fastened the ephod with a decorative waistband, which he tied round him.
And he
put the
coat on him and
tied the
sash around his waist and
clothed him with the
robe and
put the
ephod on him and
tied the
skillfully woven band of the
ephod around him,
binding it to him with the band.
(NIV)
Then he brought Aaron’s sons forward, put tunics on them, tied sashes round them and fastened caps on them, as the
Lord commanded Moses.
And
Moses brought Aaron’s sons and
clothed them with
coats and
tied sashes around their waists and
bound caps on them, as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(NIV)
He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash round him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.
He shall
put on the
holy linen coat and shall have the
linen undergarment on his
body, and he shall
tie the
linen sash around his
waist, and
wear the linen
turban;
these are the
holy garments.
He shall
bathe his
body in
water and then put them
on.
(NIV)
‘“Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the
Lord your God.
Every
one of you shall
revere his
mother and his
father, and you shall
keep my
Sabbaths: I am the
Lord your
God.
(NIV)
‘“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the
Lord.
You shall not
curse the
deaf or
put a
stumbling block before the
blind, but you shall
fear your
God: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘“Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the
Lord.
You shall
keep my
Sabbaths and
reverence my
sanctuary: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the
Lord.
“You shall stand
up before the
gray head and
honor the
face of an
old man, and you shall
fear your
God: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the
Lord your God.
You shall not
wrong one another, but you shall
fear your
God, for I am the
Lord your
God.
(NIV)
Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
Take no
interest from him or
profit, but
fear your
God, that your
brother may
live beside you.
(NIV)
Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.
You shall not
rule over him
ruthlessly but shall
fear your
God.
(NIV)
‘“Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the
Lord.
You shall
keep my
Sabbaths and
reverence my
sanctuary: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘“I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.
I will
give peace in the
land, and you shall
lie down, and none shall make you
afraid. And I will
remove harmful beasts from the
land,
and the
sword shall not go
through your
land.
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