34 Bible Verses about surprises
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Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.
Beloved, take not as strange the fire of persecution which has taken place amongst you for your trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;
Why wilt thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name: leave us not.
And he answered him not so much as one word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly.
Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.
There are three things too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:
And he saw that there was no man, and he wondered that there was no intercessor; and his arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness, it sustained him.
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you;
And he wondered because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.
I wonder that ye thus quickly change, from him that called you in Christ's grace, to a different gospel,
And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority.
And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.
But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.
And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to him the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.
It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.
And upon this came his disciples, and wondered that he spoke with a woman; yet no one said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?
Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter; for a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they.
And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
And when they began the song of triumph and praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were smitten.
And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?
(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.)
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
