Bible Verses about “the unexpected”
The Bible contains 20 verses about the unexpected across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
“For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.”
“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”
“This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,”
“I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."”
“The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
“Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.”
“However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.”
“Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
“Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.”
“Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.”
“But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.”
“Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."”
“knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.”
“Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”
“A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."”
“"Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."”
“Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won't watch, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come upon you.”
“Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "Behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, could this thing be?" He said, "Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it."”