These first 2 miracles by Jesus are
found only in the Book of Mark
Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute:
Mark 7:31-37 - "Again, departing from the region of
Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to
the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had
an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on
him.
33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His
fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then,
looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is,
“Be opened.” 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of
his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.
36 Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the
more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
37 And they
were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He
makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
Blind man healed:
Mark 8:22-26 - "Then He came to Bethsaida; and
they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. 23 So He
took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town.
And when He
had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw
anything. 24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”
25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look
up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Then He sent him
away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in
the town.”
Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
21 They went to Capernaum, and when the
Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22
The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one
who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man
in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,
24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to
destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
25 “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly.
“Come out of him!” 26 The impure spirit shook the man violently
and came out of him with a shriek.
27 The people were all so amazed that
they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with
authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.
(Mark 1:21-27)
Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed
29 Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. 31 So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them. (Mark 1:29-31)
Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset
32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. (Mark 1:32-34)
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
40 Now
a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying
to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
41 Then
Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand
and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be
cleansed.”42 As
soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was
cleansed. 43 And
He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, 44 and
said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your
way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those
things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
45 However,
he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to
spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the
city, but was outside in deserted places; and they came to Him from
every direction. (Mark 1:40-45)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic
2 And again He entered Capernaum after
some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2
Immediately[a] many gathered together, so that there was no longer
room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the
word to them. 3 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was
carried by four men. 4 And when they could not come near Him because
of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had
broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was
lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said
to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 And some of the scribes were sitting
there and reasoning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this Man speak
blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived
in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to
them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? 9 Which
is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’
or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you
may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He
said to the paralytic, 11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed,
and go to your house.” 12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed,
and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and
glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” (Mark
2:1-12)
Healing on the Sabbath
3 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.” 4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. 5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.[a] 6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. (Mark 3:1-6)
Wind and Wave Obey Jesus
35 On the same day, when evening had
come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36
Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat
as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great
windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was
already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And
they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we
are perishing?”
39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind,
and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and
there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so
fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”[a] 41 And they feared
exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even
the wind and the sea obey Him!”
(Mark 4:35-41)
A Demon-Possessed Man Healed
5 Then they came to the other side of
the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.[a] 2 And when He had come
out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man
with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and
no one could bind him,[b] not even with chains, 4 because he had
often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been
pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could
anyone tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains
and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran
and worshiped Him. 7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said,
“What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I
implore You by God that You do not torment me.”
For He said to him, “Come out of the
man, unclean spirit!” 9 Then He asked him, “What is your name?”
And he answered, saying, “My name is
Legion; for we are many.” 10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He
would not send them out of the country.
11 Now a large herd of swine was
feeding there near the mountains. 12 So all the demons begged Him,
saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” 13 And at
once Jesus[c] gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out
and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd
ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the
sea. (Mark 5:1-23)
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