Limited to Mk. 1:27; 10:24, 32; Acts 9:6 (some manuscripts), the Greek verb “thambeo” meant “amazed,” “astonished,” “be astounded.”  Other terms in this word group include “thambos” (Lk. 4:36; 5:9; Acts 3:10), “ekthambeo” (Mk. 9:15; 14:33; 16:5-6), and “ekthambos” (Acts 3:11).  The God of the Bible is able to do “astonishing” things!  When Jesus was on the earth, He sometime evoked fear by His “supernatural person and work” (Silva, 2:404).