This post is a listing of Jesus' works that challenged nature's order and established Jesus' authority and dominion in a variety of ways. It also includes the Gospel story of Jesus' resurrection.
A village wedding – turning the water into wine
A village wedding – turning the water into wine
John 2:1-11
1 Two
days later there was a wedding in the Galilean village of Cana.
2-3 Jesus’
mother was there and he and his disciples were invited to the
festivities. Then it happened that the supply of wine gave out, and
Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Is
that your concern, or mine?” replied Jesus. “My time has not come
yet.”
5 So
his mother said to the servants, “Mind you do whatever he tells
you.”
6-11 In
the room six very large stone water-jars stood on the floor (actually
for the Jewish ceremonial cleansing), each holding about twenty
gallons. Jesus gave instructions for these jars to be filled with
water, and the servants filled them to the brim. Then he said to
them, “Now draw some water out and take it to the master of
ceremonies”, which they did. When this man tasted the water, which
had now become wine, without knowing where it came from (though
naturally the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called out
to the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyb+ody I know puts his good
wine on first and then when men have had plenty to drink, he brings
out the poor stuff. But you have kept back your good wine till now!”
Jesus gave this, the first of his signs, at Cana in Galilee. He
demonstrated his power and his disciples believed in him.
Simon, James and John become Jesus’ followers – First miraculous catch of fish
Luke
5:1-11
1-3 One
day the people were crowding closely round Jesus to hear God’s
message, as he stood on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. Jesus noticed
two boats drawn up on the beach, for the fishermen had left them
there while they were cleaning their nets. He went aboard one of the
boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little
from the shore. Then he sat down and continued his teaching of the
crowds from the boat.
4 When
he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push out now into deep
water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 Simon
replied, “Master! We’ve worked all night and never caught a
thing, but if you say so, I’ll let the nets down.”
6-8 And
when they had done this, they caught an enormous shoal of fish—so
big that the nets began to tear. So they signalled to their friends
in the other boats to come and help them. They came and filled both
the boats to sinking point. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell on his
knees before Jesus and said, “Keep away from me, Lord, for I’m
only a sinful man!”
9-10 For
he and his companions (including Zebedee’s sons, James and John,
Simon’s partners) were staggered at the haul of fish that they had
made. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid, Simon. From now on
your catch will be men.”
11 So
they brought the boats ashore, left everything and followed him.
Jesus calms the storm
Matthew 8:23-27
23-25 Then
he went aboard the boat, and his disciples followed him. Before long
a terrific storm sprang up and the boat was awash with the waves.
Jesus was sleeping soundly and the disciples went forward and woke
him up. “Lord, save us!” they cried. “We are drowning!”
26-27 “What
are you so frightened about, you little-faiths?” he replied. Then
he got to his feet and rebuked the wind and the waters and there was
a great calm. The men were filled with astonishment and kept saying,
“Whatever sort of man is this—why, even the wind and the waves do
what he tells them!”
Mark 4:35-41
35 On
the evening of that day, he said to them, “Let us cross over to the
other side of the lake.”
36-38 So
they sent the crowd home and took him with them in the little boat in
which he had been sitting, accompanied by other small craft. Then
came a violent squall of wind which drove the waves aboard the boat
until it was almost swamped. Jesus was in the stern asleep on the
cushion. They awoke him with the words, “Master, don’t you care
that we’re drowning?”
39 And
he woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, “Hush now! Be
still!” The wind dropped and everything was very still.
40 “Why
are you so frightened? What has happened to your faith?! he asked
them.
41 But
sheer awe swept over them and they kept saying to each other, “Who
ever can he be?—even the wind and the waves do what he tells them!”
Luke 8:22-25
22 It
happened on one of these days that he embarked on a boat with his
disciples and said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of
the lake.”
23-25 So
they set sail, and when they were under way he dropped off to sleep.
Then a squall of wind swept down upon the lake and they were in grave
danger of being swamped. Coming forward, they woke him up, saying.
“Master, master, we’re drowning!” Then he got up and
reprimanded the wind and the stormy waters, and they died down, and
everything was still. Then he said to them, “What has happened to
your faith?” But they were frightened and bewildered and kept
saying to each other, “Who ever can this be? He gives orders even
to the winds and waters and they obey him.”
Feeding
of the 5,000
Matthew 14:13-21
13a When
he heard it he went away by boat to a deserted place, quite alone.
13b-15 Then
the crowds heard of his departure and followed him out of the towns
on foot. When Jesus emerged from his retreat he saw a vast crowd and
was very deeply moved and cured the sick among them. As evening fell
his disciples came to him and said, “We are right in the wilds here
and it is very late. Send away these crowds now, so that they can go
into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16 “There’s
no need for them to go away,” returned Jesus. “You give them
something to eat!”
17 “But
we haven’t anything here,” they told him, “except five loaves
and two fish.”
18 To
which Jesus replied, “Bring them here to me.”
19-21 He
told the crowd to sit down on the grass. Then he took the five loaves
and the two fish in his hands, and, looking up to Heaven, he thanked
God, broke the loaves and passed them to his disciples who handed
them to the crowd. Everybody ate and was satisfied. Afterwards they
collected twelve baskets full of the pieces which were left over.
Those who ate numbered about five thousand men, apart from the women
and children.
Mark 6:30-44
30-36 The
apostles returned to Jesus and reported to him every detail of what
they had done and taught. “Now come along to some quiet place by
yourselves, and rest for a little while,” said Jesus, for there
were people coming and going incessantly so that they had not even
time for meals. They went off in the boat to a quiet place by
themselves, but a great many saw them go and recognised them, and
people from all the towns hurried around the shore on foot to
forestall them. When Jesus disembarked he saw the large crowd and his
heart was touched with pity for them because they seemed to him like
sheep without a shepherd. And he settled down to teach them about
many things. As the day wore on, his disciples came to him and said,
“We are right in the wilds here and it is getting late. Let them go
now, so that they can buy themselves something to eat from the farms
and villages around here”
37 But
Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat!” “You mean
we’re to go and spend ten pounds on bread (equivalent to six
month’s wages)? Is that how you want us to feed them?”
38 “What
bread have you got?” asked Jesus. “Go and have a look.” And
when they found out, they told him, “We have five loaves and two
fish.”
…..
39-44 Then
Jesus directed the people to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.
And they threw themselves down in groups of fifty and a hundred. Then
Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to
Heaven. thanked God, broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples
to distribute to the people. And he divided the two fish among them
all. Everybody ate and was satisfied. Afterwards they collected
twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and fish that were left over.
There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
Luke 9:10-17
10 Then
the apostles returned, and when they had made their report to Jesus
of what they had done, he took them with him privately and retired
into a town called Bethsaida.
11-12 But
the crowds observed this and followed him. And he welcomed them and
talked to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who were in
need of healing. As the day drew to its close the twelve came to him
and said, “Please dismiss the crowd now so that they can go to the
villages and country round about and find some food and shelter, for
we’re quite in the wilds here.”
13-14 “You
give them something to eat!” returned Jesus. “But we’ve nothing
here,” they replied, “except five loaves and two fish, unless you
want us to go and buy food for all this crowd?” (There were
approximately five thousand men there). Then Jesus said to the
disciples, “Get them to sit down in groups of about fifty.”
15-17 This
they did, making them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and
the two fish and looked up to Heaven, blessed them, broke them into
pieces and passed them to his disciples to serve to the crowds.
Everybody ate and was satisfied. Afterwards they collected twelve
baskets full of broken pieces which were left over.
John 6:1-15
1-6 After this Jesus crossed the Lake of Galilee (or Lake Tiberias), and a great crowd followed him because they had seen signs which he gave in his dealings with the sick. But Jesus went up the hillside and sat down there with his disciples. The Passover, the Jewish festival, was near. So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing a great crowd on the way towards him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy food for these people to eat?” (He said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.)
7 “Ten
pounds’ worth of bread would not be enough for them,” Philip
replied, “even if they had only a little each.”
8-9 Then
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, another disciple, put in, “There
is a boy here who has five small barley loaves and a couple of fish,
but what’s the good of that for such a crowd?”
10a Then
Jesus said, “Get the people to sit down.”
10b-12 There
was plenty of grass there, and the men, some five thousand of them,
sat down. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks for them and
distributed them to the people sitting on the grass, and he
distributed the fish in the same way, giving them as much as they
wanted. When they had eaten enough, Jesus said to his disciples,
“Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted.”
13-14 So
they did as he suggested and filled twelve baskets with the broken
pieces of the five barley loaves, which were left over after the
people had eaten! When the men saw this sign of Jesus’ power, they
kept saying, “This certainly is the Prophet who was to come into
the world!”
15 Then
Jesus, realising that they were going to carry him off and make him
their king, retired once more to the hill-side quite alone.
Jesus
walks on water
Matthew
14:22-33
22-27 Directly
after this Jesus insisted on his disciples’ getting aboard their
boat and going on ahead to the other side, while he himself sent the
crowds home. And when he had sent them away he went up the hill-side
quite alone, to pray. When it grew late he was there by himself while
the boat was by now a long way from the shore at the mercy of the
waves, for the wind was dead against them. In the small hours Jesus
went out to them, walking on the water of the lake. When the
disciples caught sight of him walking on the water they were
terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear.
But at once Jesus spoke to them. “It’s all right! It’s I
myself, don’t be afraid!”
28 “Lord,
if it’s really you,” said Peter, “tell me to come to you on the
water.”
29a “Come
on, then,” replied Jesus.
29b-33 Peter
stepped down from the boat and did walk on the water, making for
Jesus. But when he saw the fury of the wind he panicked and began to
sink, calling out, “Lord save me!” At once Jesus reached out his
hand and caught him, saying, “You little-faith! What made you lose
your nerve like that?” Then, when they were both aboard the boat,
the wind dropped. The whole crew came and knelt down before Jesus,
crying, “You are indeed the Son of God!”
Mark 6:45-52
45-50 Directly
after this, Jesus made his disciples get aboard the boat and go on
ahead to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake, while he himself
sent the crowds home. And when he had sent them all on their way, he
went off to the hill-side to pray. When it grew late, the boat was in
the middle of the lake, and he was by himself on land. He saw them
straining at the oars, for the wind was dead against them. And in the
small hours he went towards them, walking on the waters of the lake,
intending to come alongside them. But when they saw him walking on
the water, they thought he was a ghost, and screamed out. For they
all saw him and they were absolutely terrified. But Jesus at once
spoke quietly to them, “It’s all right, it is I myself; don’t
be afraid!”
51-52 And
he climbed aboard the boat with them, and the wind dropped. But they
were scared out of their wits. They had not had the sense to learn
the lesson of the loaves. Even that miracle had not opened their eyes
to see who he was.
John 6:16-21
16-20 In
the evening, his disciples went down to the lake, embarked on the
boat and made their way across the lake to Capernaum. Darkness had
already fallen and Jesus had not returned to them. A strong wind
sprang up and the water grew very rough. When they had rowed about
three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water, and coming
towards the boat, and they were terrified. But he spoke to them,
“Don’t be afraid: it is I myself.”
21 So
they gladly took him aboard, and at once the boat reached the shore
they were making for.
Jesus
feeds the 4,000
Matthew 15:32-39
32 But
Jesus quietly called his disciples to him. “My heart goes out to
this crowd,” he said. “They’ve stayed with me three days now
and have no more food. I don’t want to send them home without
anything or they will collapse on the way.”
33 “Where
could we find enough food to feed such a crowd in this deserted
spot?” said the disciples.
34 “How
many loaves have you?” asked Jesus. “Seven, and a few small
fish,” they replied.
35-39 Then
Jesus told the crowd to sit down comfortably on the ground. And when
he had taken the seven loaves and the fish into his hands, he broke
them with a prayer of thanksgiving and gave them to the disciples to
pass on to the people. Everybody ate and was satisfied, and they
picked up seven baskets full of the pieces left over. Those who ate
numbered four thousand men apart from women and children. Then Jesus
sent the crowds home, boarded the boat and arrived at the district of
Magadan.
Mark 8:1-13
1-3 About this time it happened again that a large crowd collected and had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples over to him and said, “My heart goes out to this crowd; they have been with me three days now and they have no food left. If I send them off home without anything, they will collapse on the way—and some of them have come from a distance.”
4 His
disciples replied, “Where could anyone find the food to feed them
here in this deserted spot?”
5 “How
many loaves have you got?” Jesus asked them. “Seven,” they
replied.
6-10 So
Jesus told the crowd to settle themselves on the ground. Then he took
the seven loaves into his hands, and with a prayer of thanksgiving
broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the
people; and this they did. They had a few small fish as well, and
after blessing them, Jesus told the disciples to give these also to
the people. They ate and they were satisfied. Moreover, they picked
up seven baskets full of pieces left over. The people numbered about
four thousand. Jesus sent them home, and then he boarded the boat at
once with his disciples and went on to the district of Dalmanutha.
11-12 Now
the Pharisees came out and began an argument with him, wanting a sign
from Heaven. Jesus gave a deep sigh, and then said, “What makes
this generation want a sign? I can tell you this, they will certainly
not be given one!”
13 Then
he left them and got aboard the boat again, and crossed the lake.
Jesus
takes a coin out of the fish's mouth
Matthew 17:24-27
24 Then
when they arrived at Capernaum the Temple tax-collectors came up and
said to Peter, “Your master doesn’t pay Temple-tax, we presume?”
25 “Oh,
yes, he does!” replied Peter. Later when he went into the house
Jesus anticipated what he was going to say. “What do you think,
Simon?” he said. “Whom do the kings of this world get their rates
and taxes from—their own people or from others?”
26 “From
others,” replied Peter.
27 “Then
the family is exempt,” Jesus told him. “Yet we don’t want to
give offence to these people, so go down to the lake and throw in
your hook. Take the first fish that bites, open his mouth and you’ll
find a coin. Take that and give it to them, for both of us.”
Jesus
withers the fig tree
Matthew 21:18-22
18-20 In
the morning he came back early to the city and felt hungry. He saw a
fig-tree growing by the side of the road, but when he got to it he
discovered there was nothing on it but leaves. “No more fruit shall
ever grow on you!” he said to it, and all at once the fig-tree
withered away. When the disciples saw this happen they were simply
amazed. “How on earth did the fig-tree wither away quite suddenly
like that?” they asked.
21-22 “Believe
me,” replied Jesus, “if you have faith and have no doubts in your
heart, you will not only do this to a fig-tree but even if you should
say to this hill, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea’, it
will happen! Everything you ask for in prayer, if you have faith, you
will receive.”
Mark 11:12-14
12-14 On
the following day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus felt hungry. He
noticed a fig-tree in the distance covered with leaves, and he walked
up to it to see if he could find any fruit on it. But when he got to
it, he could find nothing but leaves, for it was not yet time for the
figs. Then Jesus spoke to the tree, “May nobody ever eat fruit from
you!” And the disciples heard him say it.
Jesus' Resurrection
Matthew 28:1-10
1-7 When
the Sabbath was over, just as the first day of the week was dawning
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. At
that moment there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord
came down from Heaven, went forward and rolled back the stone and
took his seat upon it. His appearance was dazzling like lightning and
his clothes were white as snow. The guards shook with terror at the
sight of him and collapsed like dead men. But the angel spoke to the
women, “Do not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who
was crucified. He is not here—he is risen, just as he said he
would. Come and look at the place where he was lying. Then go quickly
and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead. And, listen,
he goes before you into Galilee! You will see him there! Now I have
told you my message.”
8 Then
the women went away quickly from the tomb, their hearts filled with
awe and great joy, and ran to give the news to his disciples.9-10 But quite suddenly, Jesus stood before them in their path, and said, “Peace be with you!” And they went forward to meet him and, clasping his feet, worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go now and tell my brothers to go into Galilee and they shall see me there”
Mark 16:1-8
1-2 When
the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and
Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint him. And very
early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the
tomb, just as the sun was rising.
4-7 And
then as they looked closer, they saw that the stone, which was a very
large one, had been rolled back. So they went into the tomb and saw a
young man in a white robe sitting on the right-hand side, and they
were simply astonished. But he said to them, “There is no need to
be astonished. He has risen; he is not here. Look, here is the place
where they laid him. But now go and tell his disciples, and Peter,
that he will be in Galilee before you. You will see him there just as
he told you.”
8 And
they got out of the tomb and ran away from it. They were trembling
with excitement. They did not dare to breathe a word to anyone.as
crucified. He is not here—he is risen, just as he said he would.
Come and look at the place where he was lying. Then go quickly and
tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead. And, listen, he
goes before you into Galilee! You will see him there! Now I have told
you my message.”
8 Then
the women went away quickly from the tomb, their hearts filled with
awe and great joy, and ran to give the news to his disciples.
9-10 But
quite suddenly, Jesus stood before them in their path, and said,
“Peace be with you!” And they went forward to meet him and,
clasping his feet, worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not
be afraid. Go now and tell my brothers to go into Galilee and they
shall see me there”
Luke 24:1-12
1-7 But
at the first signs of dawn on the first day of the week, they went to
the tomb, taking with them the aromatic spices they had prepared.
They discovered that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
but on going inside, the body of the Lord Jesus was not to be found.
While they were still puzzling over this, two men suddenly stood at
their elbow, dressed in dazzling light. The women were terribly
frightened, and turned their eyes away and looked at the ground. But
the two men spoke to them, “Why do you look for the living among
the dead? He is not here: he has risen! Remember what he said to you,
while he was still in Galilee—that the Son of Man must be betrayed
into the hands of sinful men, and must be crucified, and must rise
again on the third day.”
8-9 Then
they did remember what he had said, and they turned their backs on
the tomb and went and told all this to the eleven and the others who
were with them.
10-12 It
was Mary of Magdala, Joanna, the mother of James, and their
companions who made this report to the apostles. But it struck them
as sheer imagination, and they did not believe the women. Only Peter
got up and ran to the tomb. He stooped down and saw the linen clothes
lying there all by themselves, and he went home wondering at what had
happened.
John 20:1-17
1-2 But
on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala arrived at the tomb,
very early in the morning, while it was still dark, and noticed that
the stone had been taken away from the tomb. At this she ran, found
Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don’t know where
they have put him.”
3-10 Peter
and the other disciple set off at once for the tomb, the two of them
running together. The other disciple ran faster than Peter and was
the first to arrive at the tomb. He stooped and looked inside and
noticed the linen cloths lying there but did not go in himself. Hard
on his heels came Simon Peter and went straight into the tomb. He
noticed that the linen cloths were lying there, and that the
handkerchief, which had been round Jesus’s head, was not lying with
the linen cloths but was rolled up by itself, a little way apart.
Then the other disciple, who was the first to arrive at the tomb,
came inside as well, saw what had happened and believed. (They did
not yet understand the scripture which said that he must rise from
the dead.) So the disciples went back again to their homes.
11-12 But
Mary stood just outside the tomb, and she was crying. And as she
cried, she looked into the tomb and saw two angels in white who sat,
one at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body
of Jesus had lain.
13 The
angels spoke to her, “Why are you crying?” they asked. “Because
they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have put
him!” she said.
15 “Why
are you crying?” said Jesus to her. “Who are you looking for?”
She, supposing that he was the gardener, said, “Oh, sir, if you
have carried him away, please tell me where you have put him and I
will take him away.”
17 “No!”
said Jesus, “do not hold me now. I have not yet gone up to the
Father. Go and tell my brothers that I am going up to my Father and
your Father, to my God and your God.”
Second
miraculous catch of fish
John 21:4-11
1-4 Later
on, Jesus showed himself again to his disciples on the shore of Lake
Tiberias, and he did it in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the
Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two
other disciples were together, when Simon Peter said, “I’m going
fishing.” “All right,” they replied, “we’ll go with you.”
So they went out and got into the boat and during the night caught
nothing at all. But just as dawn began to break, Jesus stood there on
the beach, although the disciples had no idea that it was Jesus.
5 “Have
you caught anything, lads?” Jesus called out to them. “No,”
they replied.
6-7a “Throw
the net on the right side of the boat,” said Jesus, “and you’ll
have a catch.” So they threw out the net and found that they were
now not strong enough to pull it in because it was so full of fish!
At this, the disciple that Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the
Lord!”
7b-11 Hearing
this, Peter slipped on his clothes, for he had been naked, and
plunged into the sea. The other disciples followed in the boat, for
they were only about a hundred yards from the shore, dragging in the
net full of fish. When they had landed, they saw that a charcoal fire
was burning, with a fish placed on it, and some bread. Jesus said to
them, “Bring me some of the fish you’ve just caught.” So Simon
Peter got into the boat and hauled the net ashore full of large fish,
one hundred and fifty-three altogether. But in spite of the large
number the net was not torn.
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