Matthew 10:31

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;

Tell him, ‘Be careful, and keep calm. Don’t be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking torches, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.

I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

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

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”

He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.

Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

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.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the Egyptians whom you have seen today.

any kind of raven,

Yahweh said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”

Yahweh said to me, “Don’t fear him; for I have delivered him, with all his people, and his land, into your hand. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”

and shall tell them, “Hear, Israel, you draw near today to battle against your enemies. Don’t let your heart faint! Don’t be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;

One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. Then he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough. Now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”

I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor.

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”

“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?

Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.

Yahweh, you know. Remember me, visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors. You are patient, so don’t take me away. Know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.

You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

I have made your forehead as a diamond, harder than flint. Don’t be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”

For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.

The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!

they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.