Cowardice: Instances Of
Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve,
Gen 3:12.
Abraham, in calling his wife his sister,
Gen 12:11-19; 20:2-12.
Isaac, in calling his wife his sister,
Gen 26:7-9.
Jacob, in flying from Laban,
Gen 31:31.
Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an idol,
Exd 32:22-24.
The ten spies,
Num 13:28, 31-33.
The Israelites, in fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan,
Num 14:1-5; Deu 1:26-28;
in the battle with the people of Ai,
Jos 7:5;
to meet Goliath,
1Sa 17:24;
to fight with the Philistines,
1Sa 13:6, 7.
Twenty thousand of Gideon's army,
Jdg 7:3.
Ephraimites,
Psa 78:9.
Ephraimites and Manassehites,
Jos 17:14-18.
Amoritish kings,
Jos 10:16.
Canaanites,
Jos 2:11; 5:1.
Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place,
1Sa 16:2.
David, in fleeing from Absalom,
2Sa 15:13-17.
Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night,
Jhn 3:1, 2.
Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple,
Jhn 19:38.
Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight,
Jhn 9:22.
Early converts among the rulers,
Jhn 12:42, 43.
The disciples, during the storm at sea,
Mat 8:26; Mar 4:38; Luk 8:25;
when they saw Jesus walking on the sea,
Mat 14:25; Mar 6:50; Jhn 6:19;
when Jesus was apprehended,
Mat 26:56.
Peter, in denying the Lord,
Mat 26:69-74; Mar 14:66-72; Luk 22:54-60; Jhn 18:16, 17, 25, 27.
Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people,
Jhn 19:12-16.
Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus,
Mat 28:4.
The Philippian jailer,
Act 16:27.
Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria),
Gal 2:11-14.