John 6:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”

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  • Isa 44:8 : 8 Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
  • Isa 41:14 : 14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 The Lord Will Rescue His People Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
  • Ps 35:3 : 3 Use your spear and lance against those who chase me! Assure me with these words:“I am your deliverer!”
  • Matt 14:27-31 : 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 28 Peter said to him,“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.” 29 So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
  • Mark 6:50 : 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  • Mark 16:6 : 6 But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last, 18 and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!

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  • Mark 6:47-51
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    89%

    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

    48He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.

    49When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

    50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    51Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

  • Matt 14:24-33
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    88%

    24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

    25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

    26When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

    27But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    28Peter said to him,“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.”

    29So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

    30But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!”

    31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

    32When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

    33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”

  • John 6:16-19
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    87%

    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

    17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)

    18By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

    19Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

  • Mark 4:37-41
    5 verses
    81%

    37Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him,“Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

    39So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,“Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

    40And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

    41They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

  • John 6:21-22
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    79%

    21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.

    22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

    7But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”

  • Matt 8:23-27
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    78%

    23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

    24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

    25So they came and woke him up saying,“Lord, save us! We are about to die!”

    26But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

    27And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

  • Luke 8:22-25
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    76%

    22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

    23and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

    24They came and woke him, saying,“Master, Master, we are about to die!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.

    25Then he said to them,“Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,“Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”

  • Jonah 1:12-13
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    12He said to them,“Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that the sea will calm down for you, because I know it’s my fault you are in this severe storm.”

    13Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.

  • Luke 24:36-38
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    36Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

    38Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • Mark 6:53-54
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    73%

    53Healing the Sick After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.

    54As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.

  • Mark 4:35
    73%

    35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

  • Matt 28:10
    72%

    10Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

  • John 21:6
    72%

    6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

  • John 21:4
    72%

    4When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

  • Mark 5:36
    72%

    36But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue leader,“Do not be afraid; just believe.”

  • Mark 9:6
    71%

    6(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)