Hebrews 2:15

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

But as for me, I am full of power by Yahweh’s Spirit, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.

But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!

But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.

A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer will come on him.

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.

Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

Don’t go out into the field or walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.

he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,

Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

But these two things will come to you in a moment in one day, the loss of children and widowhood. They will come on you in their full measure, in the multitude of your sorceries, and the great abundance of your enchantments.

For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.

He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

Is this the way you repay Yahweh, foolish and unwise people? Isn’t he your father who has bought you? He has made you and established you.

Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels.

He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

“But I said, ‘How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said, ‘You shall call me “My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we didn’t preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news”, which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

He will be rooted out of the security of his tent. He will be brought to the king of terrors.

For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?

Let’s go early up to the vineyards. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,

What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?