Don’t be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you,” says Yahweh.
⛓ Read Jeremiah 1 forward — the whole chapter and its afterlife →Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.
Allusion1
A deliberate verbal borrowing without a citation formula.
Jeremiah's prophetic call: 'Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you.' Paul's commission to keep speaking despite opposition echoes the prophet's reassurance against hostile hearers.
High confidenceEcho2
A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.
'Do not be afraid... for I am with you to deliver you' to a prophet sent to hostile authorities closely parallels the Lord's nighttime encouragement to Paul before his testimony to kings and Rome. Good coherence with Paul's prophetic-witness role; medium confidence as a type rather than a quotation.
Medium confidenceThe prophetic reassurance 'do not be afraid of them, for I am with you' coheres with Jesus encouraging fearless witness before hostile authorities. The 'fear not' formula is widespread, so this is a faint coherence echo rather than a targeted allusion.
Low confidence