Matius 28:5

28:5 But the angel said ¹  to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know ²  that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ³ 

Kejadian 46:3

46:3 He said, “I am God, ⁴  the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Kejadian 46:1

The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt

46:1 So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. ⁵  When he came to Beer Sheba ⁶  he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Kisah Para Rasul 17:13

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica ⁷  heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God ⁸  in Berea, ⁹  they came there too, inciting ¹⁰  and disturbing ¹¹  the crowds.

Yesaya 51:7

51:7 Listen to me, you who know what is right,

you people who are aware of my law! ¹² 

Don’t be afraid of the insults of men;

don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

Yeremia 40:9

40:9 Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. ¹³  “Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. ¹⁴  Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

Lukas 1:30

1:30 So ¹⁵  the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, ¹⁶  Mary, for you have found favor ¹⁷  with God!

[28:5]  ¹ tn Grk “But answering, the angel said.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[28:5]  ² tn Grk “for I know.”

[28:5]  ³ sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

[46:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “the God.”

[46:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Israel journeyed, and all that was his.”

[46:1]  ⁶ sn Beer Sheba. See Gen 21:31; 28:10.

[17:13]  ⁷ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[17:13]  ⁹ sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

[17:13]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 911 s.v. σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuonte") in Acts 17:13.

[17:13]  sn Inciting. Ironically, it was the Jews who were disturbing the peace, not the Christians.

[17:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.

[51:7]  ¹² tn Heb “people (who have) my law in their heart.”

[40:9]  ¹³ tn The words “so as to give them some assurance of safety” are not in the text but are generally understood by all commentators. This would be a case of substitution of cause for effect, the oath, put for the effect, the assurance of safety (NJPS translates directly “reassured them”).

[40:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.

[1:30]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Gabriel’s statement is a response to Mary’s perplexity over the greeting.

[1:30]  ¹⁶ sn Do not be afraid. See 1:13 for a similar statement to Zechariah.

[1:30]  ¹⁷ tn Or “grace.”

[1:30]  sn The expression found favor is a Semitism, common in the OT (Gen 6:8; 18:3; 43:14; 2 Sam 15:25). God has chosen to act on this person’s behalf.