but that I may not seem as if I would strike a terror in you by letters:

Those that transgress reprove in publick, to strike a terror in the rest.

the God of Israel made choice of our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourn'd in Egypt, from whence he conducted them by the terror of his arm.

rulers are not a terror to virtue, but to vice. would you then live without any dread of the civil power? do what is right, and you shall have his commendation.

which made Paul say, "may God strike thee, thou plaister'd wall: you sit to judge me according to law, and in defiance of the law you order me to be struck!"

this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove.

but Simon Peter drew his sword, and struck off the right ear of Malchus, a servant belonging to the high priest.

Upon his expressing himself thus, one of the officers there present, struck Jesus on the face, saying, answerest thou the high priest so?

one of the servants of the high priest, kinsman to him whose ear Peter struck off, said, did not I see thee in the garden with him?

hail king of the Jews! said they, and struck him on the cheeks.

struck with astonishment and admiration, they said to one another, are not these men who are speaking, all Galileans?

Now when they heard this, their hearts were struck with remorse, and they said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren, what shall we do?

at these words Ananias fell down dead upon the spot: which struck the minds of all that heard of it with great dread.

the proconsul seeing the fact, embraced the faith, being struck with admiration of the christian doctrine.