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The Good News: Do not fear anxiety and stress that you encounter, for your faith in God will see you through the challenging times. Woman's Day/Getty Images Matthew 6:34
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. The New International Version translates the passage as: "So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made ...
The disciples were startled to see Jesus, but he told them not to be afraid. [1] Matthew's account adds that Peter asked Jesus, "if it is you", to tell him, or command him, to come to Jesus on the water (waters). [5] After Peter came down out of the ship and walked on the water, he became afraid of the storm and began to sink.
Justus Knecht notes that: "the object of this miracle was 1. to increase and strengthen the faith of the apostles; 2. to teach the apostles and their successors that they, as fishers of men, would be exposed to many persecutions and afflictions; but that Jesus would always be with them to hush the storm." [4]
This is in keeping with Luke where Mary has already been informed for some time before about the nature of her pregnancy. [6] Boring notes that "do not be afraid" is a standard angelic opening line in the Bible, which also appears in Genesis 21:17, Matthew 28:5, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:30, and Revelation 1:17. [7]
[2] Jesus responded "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men", [2] after which Peter and his partners James and John left everything and followed Jesus. Second miraculous catch of fish—153 large ones
It is pointed out by Robert Witham and others that people, in general, are afraid of prison, "but they are not afraid of hell fire. Most people fear temporal punishments, but do not think twice of the torments of eternal fire," that never dies (cf. Isaiah 66:24 . [ 1 ]
In many popular depictions of the Rapture, Christians physically rise into the sky, sometimes leaving their clothes behind. Many children raised with the concept of the rapture report having fears that they will be left behind, or that they will be raptured before being able to live their full life. This anxiety can follow many into adulthood ...