Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are s
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Ch
For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relatio
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul an
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before Go
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can d
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone r
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a g
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go in
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the