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| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| language: |
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| - zh |
| pretty_name: Bible "fear not" phrase counts (KJV + Chinese Union Version) |
| tags: |
| - bible |
| - text-analysis |
| - religion |
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| # Bible "fear not" phrase counts |
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| Verse-level counts of the phrase **"fear not"** and its common inflections in the |
| King James Version, plus the equivalent `不要` constructions in the Chinese Union |
| Version (和合本). Every row carries the matched verse text and the **rule** that |
| put it in the file, so the counts are auditable rather than assertable. |
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| ## Files |
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| - `fear-not-counts.csv` — one row per matched verse |
| - `fear-not-counts.json` — the same data as JSON |
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| ## Columns |
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| `lang, translation, rule, reference, book_slug, book, book_zh, testament, chapter, verse, text` |
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| The `rule` column says *why* each row is in the file. |
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| ## Results |
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| | Rule | Result | |
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| | Exact phrase `fear not` | 62 verses | |
| | Exact phrase + common inflections (`fear not`, `feared not`, `fearing not`) | 70 verses | |
| | `fear` in any form | 400 occurrences in 385 verses | |
| | 和合本 `不要` constructions | 102 verses | |
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| The popular claim that "the Bible says *fear not* 365 times" has no documented source. |
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| ## Source and method |
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| - Method write-up: https://trustbible.org/blog/how-many-times-does-the-bible-say-fear-not/ |
| - Project: https://trustbible.org/ |
| - CSV: https://trustbible.org/data/fear-not-counts.csv |
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| ## License |
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| CC-BY-4.0 — reuse, including commercially, with attribution. |
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