Luke 1:30

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So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

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  • 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.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”
  • 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!
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
  • Acts 18:9-9 : 9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, 10 because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
  • Isa 43:1-4 : 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. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you. 4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life.
  • Isa 44:2 : 2 This is what the LORD, the one who made you, says– the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen!
  • Matt 14:27 : 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  • Matt 28:5 : 5 But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:25-29
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    87%

    25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

    26 Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

    27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

    28 The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

    29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

  • Luke 1:31-49
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    31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

    33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

    34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

    35 The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

    36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

    37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

    38 So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

    39 Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

    40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

    43 And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

    44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

    46 Mary’s Hymn of Praise And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord,

    47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,

    48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,

    49 because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

  • Luke 1:11-14
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    80%

    11 An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

    12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

    13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

  • Matt 1:20-25
    6 verses
    79%

    20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

    21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

    22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

    23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”

    24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,

    25 but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

  • Luke 1:18-19
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    77%

    18 Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

    19 The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

  • Luke 2:9-16
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    9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

    10 But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:

    11 Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

    12 This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”

    13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

    14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

    15 When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us.”

    16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

  • 18 The Birth of Jesus Christ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • 3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.

  • 14 For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.

  • 57 The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

  • 33 So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.

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