The First 3 Miracles are Found
only in the Book of Matthew
Two blind men healed
Matt. 9:27-31 - When Jesus departed from there, two blind
men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on
us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And
Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith
let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly
warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it. ” 31 But when they had
departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
A Mute Man Speaks
Matt. 9:32-33 - As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a
man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the
mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like
this in Israel!”
Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes
Matt. 17:24-27 - When they had come to Capernaum,
those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your
Teacher not pay the temple tax?” 25 He said, “Yes.”
And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him,
saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth
take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” 26 Peter said
to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a
hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened
its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them
for Me and you.”
Jesus
Heals Many
16 When evening had come, they brought
to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits
with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.” (Matthew
8:16-17)
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
8 When He had come down from the
mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came
and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make
me clean.”
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and
touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his
leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him, “See that
you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
(Matthew 8:1-4)
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant
5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum,
a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, “Lord, my
servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come
and heal him.”
8 The centurion answered and said,
“Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only
speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man
under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one,
‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and
to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled,
and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have
not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you
that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the
kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go
your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And
his servant was healed that same hour. (Matthew 8:5-13)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic
9 So He got into a boat, crossed over,
and came to His own city. 2 Then behold, they brought to Him a
paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the
paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3 And at once some of the scribes said
within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts,
said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier,
to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and
walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on
earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise,
take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7 And he arose and
departed to his house.
8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they
marveled[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
(Matthew 9:1-8)
Healing on the Sabbath
9 Now when He had departed from there,
He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man who had
a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal
on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.
11 Then He said to them, “What man is
there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the
Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more
value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good
on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your
hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the
other. 14 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how
they might destroy Him. (Matthew 12:9-14)
Wind and Waves Obey Jesus
23 Now when He got into a boat, His
disciples followed Him. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the
sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord,
save us! We are perishing!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you
fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the
winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 So the men
marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea
obey Him?” (Matthew 8:23-27)
Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed
28 When
He had come to the other side, to the country of the
Gergesenes,[a]there
met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the
tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And
suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You,
Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the
time?”
30 Now
a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine
feeding. 31 So
the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go
away[b] into
the herd of swine.”
32 And
He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into
the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently
down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.
33 Then
those who kept them fled; and they went away into
the city and told everything, including what had happened to
the demon-possessed men. (Matthew 8:28-33)
20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow
of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His
garment. 21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His
garment, I shall be made well.” 22 But Jesus turned around, and
when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith
has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
(Matthew 9:20-22)
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
18 While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 23 When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went out into all that land (Matthew 9:18, 23-26)
Two Blind Men Healed
27 When Jesus departed from there, two
blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have
mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house,
the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe
that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying,
“According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes
were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no
one knows it.” 31 But when they had departed, they spread the news
about Him in all that country. (Matthew 9:27-31)
A Mute Man Speaks
32 As
they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and
demon-possessed. 33 And
when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes
marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” 34 But
the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the
demons.”
(Matthew 9:32-34)
Feeding the Five Thousand
13 When
Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a
deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they
followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 And
when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with
compassion for them, and healed their sick. 15 When
it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a
deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes
away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves
food.”16 But
Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give
them something to eat.”17 And
they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
He
said, “Bring them here to Me.”19 Then
He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the
five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed
and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples
gave to the multitudes. 20 So
they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of
the fragments that remained. 21 Now
those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and
children. (Matthew 14:13-21)
Jesus Walks on the Sea
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples
get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent
the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He
went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He
was alone there. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea,[a]
tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
25 Now in the fourth watch of the night
Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw
Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a
ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them,
saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
28 And Peter answered Him and said,
“Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
29 So He said, “Come.” And when
Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to
Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous,[b] he was
afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save
me!”
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out
His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith,
why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind
ceased.
33 Then those who were in the boat came
and[c] worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
(Matthew 14:22-33)
Many Touch Him and Are Made Well
34 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of[a] Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, 36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. (Matthew 14:34-36)
A Gentile Shows Her Faith
21 Then Jesus went out from there and
departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of
Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have
mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely
demon-possessed.”
23 But He answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and urged Him,
saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24 But He answered and said, “I was
not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 Then she came and worshiped Him,
saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 But He answered and said, “It is
not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little
dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even
the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’
table.”
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her,
“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.”And
her daughter was healed from that very hour. (Matthew 15:21-28)
Feeding the Four Thousand
32 Now Jesus called His disciples to
Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they
have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I
do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33 Then His disciples said to Him,
“Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a
great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many
loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven, and a few
little fish.”
35 So He commanded the multitude to sit
down on the ground. 36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and
gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the
disciples gave to the multitude. 37 So they all ate and were filled,
and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were
left. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and
children. 39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and
came to the region of Magdala (Matthew 15:32-39)
A Boy Is Healed
14 And when they had come to the
multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15
“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic[a] and suffers
severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O
faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How
long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus
rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured
from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus
privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of
your unbelief;[b] for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a
mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to
there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
(Matthew 17:14-20)
Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes
24 When they had come to Capernaum,[a]
those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does
your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”
25 He said, “Yes.”
And when he had come into the house,
Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom
do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or
from strangers?”
26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.”
Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money;[b] take that and give it to them for Me and you.” (Matthew 17:24-27)
A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and[a] mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David (Matthew 12:22-23)
Two Blind Men Receive Their Sight
29 Now as they went out of Jericho, a
great multitude followed Him. 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by
the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out,
saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”
31 Then the multitude warned them that
they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have
mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”
32 So Jesus stood still and called
them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
33 They said to Him, “Lord, that our
eyes may be opened.” 34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their
eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed
Him. (Matthew 20:29-34)
The Fig Tree Withered
18 Now in the morning, as He returned
to the city, He was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He
came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let
no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered
away.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree
20 And when the disciples saw it, they
marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21 So Jesus answered and said to them,
“Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you
will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say
to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will
be done. 22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you
will receive.” (Matthew 21:18:2)
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