34 Bible Verses about surprises
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Death shall lay waste upon them; they shall go down living to hades, for evils in their sojournings in the midst of them.
Dearly beloved, be not astonished at the refining of fire in you, being for trial to you, as a strange thing happening to you:
Wherefore shalt thou be as a man struck dumb? as a strong one he shall not be able to save? and thou in the midst of us, O Jehovah, and thy name was called upon us; thou wilt not leave us.
Desolation shall come to him not knowing, and his net which he hid shall take him: in destruction he shall fall in it
And ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day as a thief overtake you.
And he will see that not a man, and he will be astonished that none was supplicating: and his arm will save for him, and his justice it upheld him.
In which they are astonished, you not running together in the same pouring out of lavish expense, blaspheming:
I wonder that so quickly are ye transferred from him having called you by the grace of Christ to another good news:
And they were struck with amazement at his teaching: for his word was with power.
And Jesus having heard these, wondered at him, and having turned to the crowd following him, he said, I say to you, Neither have I found so much faith in Israel.
And the Pharisee having seen, wondered that he was not first washed before dinner.
And seeing the freedom of speech of Peter and John, and comprehending that they are illiterate men, and private individuals, they wondered; and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.
And Pilate wondered if he were already dead: and having called the centurion, he asked him if he had been dead long ago.
No great thing therefore if also his servants are transformed as servants of justice; whose end shall be according to their works.
Wonder not at this: for the hour comes, in which all they in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall go forth;
Many the wonders thou didst, O Jehovah my God, and thy purposes to us: none shall set in order to thee: I will announce and speak, they were numerous above number.
And upon this his disciples came, and they wondered that he spake with the woman: yet none said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?
Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
If thou shalt see the oppression of the poor one, and the spoiling of judgment and justice in a province, thou shalt not wonder at the inclination: for the high one above the high one is watching, and the high ones over them.
And amazement took them all, and they honoured God, and were filled with fear, saying, That we have seen wonderful things to day.
And in the time they began in rejoicing and praising, Jehovah gave ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, coming against Judah; and they will be smitten.
Thou shalt not boast upon the day of the morrow, for thou shalt not know what a day shall bring forth.
And Peter, having seen, answered to the people, men, Israelites, why wonder ye at this? or why look ye intently at us, as by our own power or devotion having made him to walk?
(Behold, I come as a thief. Happy he watching, and keeping his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
For also man knew not his time: as the fishes being laid hold of in an evil net, and as the birds laid hold of in the snare, as they, the sons of men being snared for an evil time, as it will fall upon them suddenly.
And they knew him, that this was he sitting for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that having happened to him.