Bible Verses About Tension

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.