23 Bible Verses about surprises
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Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery-test taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened to you;
And He did not answer him, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief;
at which they are surprised, since ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you;
And He marvelled because of their unbelief. And He was going round about the villages, teaching.
I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from Him Who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different Gospel,
and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
And, hearing these things, Jesus marvelled at him; and, turning, He said to the multitude following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel did I find such faith!"
And the Pharisee, seeing it, marvelled that He was not first immersed before breakfast.
Now, beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and ignorant men, they were wondering; they also were recognizing them, that they had been with Jesus;
And Pilate wondered, if He had already died; and, calling to him the centurion, he asked him, whether He were already dead.
It is no great thing, therefore, if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works.
Marvel not at this; because there is an hour coming, in which all who are in their tombs shall hear His voice,
The Jews, therefore, were marveling, saying, "How knoweth This Man letters, having never learned!"
And upon this came His disciples: and they were wondering that He was talking with a woman; yet no one said, "What seekest Thou?" or, "Why talkest Thou with her?"
Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going into the Kingdom of God before you.
And astonishment seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We saw wonderful things to-day!"
And Peter, seeing it, spake to the people, "Men of Israel, why do ye wonder at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk
"Behold, I come as a thief! Happy is he that is watching, and keeping his garments; that he walk not naked, and they see his shame."
and they were recognizing him, that this was he who was wont to sit for alms, at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
