Deuteronomy 20:1

New American Bible - revised edition

When you go out to war against your enemies and you see horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord, your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, will be with you.

Cross References

Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I will give all these lands, in fulfillment of the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

2 Chronicles 14:10

Asa called upon the Lord, his God: “Lord, there is none like you to help the powerless against the strong. Help us, Lord, our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. You are the Lord, our God; do not let men prevail against you.”

2 Chronicles 14:11

And so the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will you not bring judgment on them? We are powerless before this vast multitude that is coming against us. We ourselves do not know what to do, so our eyes are turned toward you.” Victory Prophesied.

2 Chronicles 20:15

and he said: “Pay attention, all of Judah, inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! The Lord says to you: Do not fear or be dismayed at the sight of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

Psalm 118:6

The Lord is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me?

Psalm 20:7

Now I know the Lord gives victory to his anointed. He will answer him from the holy heavens with a strong arm that brings victory.

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me.

Psalm 46:11

“Be still and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”

Psalm 46:7

Though nations rage and kingdoms totter, he utters his voice and the earth melts.

Psalm 46:8

The Lord of hosts is with us; our stronghold is the God of Jacob. Selah

Exodus 20:2

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Isaiah 31:1

Ah! Those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses; Who put their trust in chariots because of their number, and in horsemen because of their combined power, But look not to the Holy One of Israel nor seek the Lord!

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear: I am with you; do not be anxious: I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers, you shall not be swept away. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel.

Jeremiah 16:14

Therefore, days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when it will no longer be said, “As the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites out of Egypt”;

Zechariah 10:5

Together they will be like warriors, trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will wage war because the Lord is with them, and will put the horsemen to shame.

Numbers 10:9

When in your own land you go to war against an enemy that is attacking you, you shall sound the alarm on the trumpets, and you shall be remembered before the Lord, your God, and be saved from your foes.

Numbers 23:21

Misfortune I do not see in Jacob, nor do I see misery in Israel. The Lord, their God, is with them; among them is the war-cry of their King.

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Deuteronomy 1:29

But I said to you, “Have no dread or fear of them.

Deuteronomy 2:7

Surely, the Lord, your God, has blessed you in all your undertakings; he has been concerned about your journey through this vast wilderness. It is now forty years that the Lord, your God, has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.

Deuteronomy 20:2

When you are drawing near to battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the army,

Deuteronomy 20:3

and say to them, “Hear, O Israel! Today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies. Do not be weakhearted or afraid, alarmed or frightened by them.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and steadfast; have no fear or dread of them, for it is the Lord, your God, who marches with you; he will never fail you or forsake you. Call of Joshua.

Deuteronomy 31:8

It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you and will never fail you or forsake you. So do not fear or be dismayed.” The Reading of the Law.

Deuteronomy 7:1

When the Lord, your God, brings you into the land which you are about to enter to possess, and removes many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you—

Deuteronomy 7:18

do not be afraid of them. Rather, remember clearly what the Lord, your God, did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:

Deuteronomy 7:21

Therefore, do not be terrified by them, for the Lord, your God, who is in your midst, is a great and awesome God.

Deuteronomy 9:3

Know, then, today that it is the Lord, your God, who will cross over before you as a consuming fire; he it is who will destroy them and subdue them before you, so that you can dispossess and remove them quickly, as the Lord promised you.

Joshua 1:5

No one can withstand you as long as you live. As I was with Moses, I will be with you: I will not leave you nor forsake you.

Joshua 1:9

I command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go.

Joshua 11:9

Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots. Conquest of Northern Canaan.

Judges 6:12

and the messenger of the Lord appeared to him and said: The Lord is with you, you mighty warrior!

Judges 6:16

The Lord said to him: I will be with you, and you will cut down Midian to the last man.

1 Samuel 17:32

Then David spoke to Saul: “My lord should not lose heart. Let your servant go and fight this Philistine.”