But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."
neither be troubled: "Troubled" (tarasso) means "to cause one inward commotion, take away his calmness of mind, disturb his equanimity; to disquiet, make restless" (Thayer 615-1-5015). Thayer’s further comment "to strike one’s spirit with fear or dread" denotes agitation or disturbance that brings fear or perplexity. God wants His people to be free to gird up the loins of their minds and to be free from these kinds of obstructions, these impediments, and to live for Him.