34 Bible Verses about surprises
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May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.
Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!"
Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.
He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.
And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around among the villages and taught.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel --
They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!"
The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.
Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.
"Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said, "How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?"
Now at that very moment his disciples came back. They were shocked because he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you speaking with her?"
Which of the two did his father's will?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen incredible things today."
When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
When Peter saw this, he declared to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)
Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare -- just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.
and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
