Intimidation

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. — read the full passage →

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. — read the full passage →

And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: — read the full passage →

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. — read the full passage →

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. — read the full passage →

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. — read the full passage →

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. — read the full passage →

And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. — read the full passage →

But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. — read the full passage →

They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. — read the full passage →

Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. — read the full passage →

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; — read the full passage →

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. — read the full passage →

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. — read the full passage →

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. — read the full passage →

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. — read the full passage →

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; — read the full passage →

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. — read the full passage →

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: — read the full passage →

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy 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 upon God. — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. — read the full passage →

And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. — read the full passage →

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) — read the full passage →

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, — read the full passage →

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. — read the full passage →

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. — read the full passage →

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. — read the full passage →

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. — read the full passage →

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. — read the full passage →

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. — read the full passage →

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. — read the full passage →

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. — read the full passage →

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. — read the full passage →

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. — read the full passage →

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, — read the full passage →

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — read the full passage →

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. — read the full passage →

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. — read the full passage →

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. — read the full passage →

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. — read the full passage →

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. — read the full passage →

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →