17 Bible Verses About Miracles, and Why John Calls Them Signs

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • John’s Gospel calls the miracles of Jesus signs (semeion), because they point beyond themselves, and by the usual count it records seven, from Cana to Lazarus.
  • The first sign is wine at a wedding — gladness and a host’s embarrassment covered, rather than a rescue.
  • John 9:2-3 closes the question of blame outright: neither the man nor his parents sinned.
  • In John 11 Jesus waits two more days before going to Lazarus, who has been four days in the tomb when he arrives, and then raises him.
  • Mark 9:24, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief,” is the verse for anyone who suspects their faith is too mixed to count. The boy was healed.

The Bible presents miracles as acts of God that show who he is. John’s Gospel calls the miracles of Jesus “signs” (Greek semeion) because they point beyond themselves to him. By the usual count John records seven, from water turned into wine at Cana to the raising of Lazarus. The verses below cover what the miracles of Jesus showed, the compassion behind them, questions about suffering and faith, miracles in the Old Testament, and the healings the apostles performed in…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Greek 4592, σημεῖον (semeion): a sign. John 2:11 calls Cana “the first of the signs”. biblehub.com/greek/4592

The seven signs of John’s Gospel, from the wine at Cana to the raising of Lazarus, are the structure of its first half. Book of Signs

Supporting detail from the text: Elijah’s trench filled three times (1 Kings 18:34); Jesus withdrawing after John the Baptist’s death (Matthew 14:12-13); the widow of Nain’s only son (Luke 7:11-12); Lazarus four days in the tomb (John 11:17, 39); Tabitha’s clothes for the widows (Acts 9:39).

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