'Suddenly' in the Bible
And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,
And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.
But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.
And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;
And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.
But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.
If then I had such a purpose, did I seem to be changing suddenly? or am I guided in my purposes by the flesh, saying, Yes, today, and, No, tomorrow?