. What occurs here in Matthew 13 is a repeat of what had happened earlier in His first return to Nazareth. Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. The miracle of five loaves and two fishes. and he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith. Because of their unbelief; i.e. Its difficult to receive anything from Christ if we dont believe he can offer it in the first place. Start your free trial today! It is your decision, what will you do? He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. Jesus was just a local boy no different than anyone else who had a sketchy origin story and a blue-collar skill set. He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. This expression is an idiomatic manner of speaking occasionally employed in the New Testament to connote the idea that one, for some reason, chooses not to do something though technically, he has the ability to do it. I must give them what they want. It was not pretty. ' And He said, Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his home town. And they took offense at Him. Unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust. Every line supports his contention that Jesus is the Messiah. So Jesus was not able to work any miracles there except to heal a few sick people by putting his hands on them. And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. While the NIV says Jesus couldnt do miracles in Nazareth, this isnt suggesting that faith is some sort of fuel for miracles, and Jesuswas running on empty. You will do what you believe to be true and bear the consequences of your decision. What will you do? We become preoccupied with the sufficiency of our own belief, agonizing over the question: Do we have enough faith to make miracles happen? It is easy to convince ourselves that making the best impression on people is what will most serve the gospel. 2:13). Jesus would not perform miracles to entertain or satisfy ungodly curiosity. He went into the synagogue and started teaching in a way that stunned his listeners. That includes this passage. He did not do many wonder-works there, because of their lack of faith. Another illustration youre walking through the woods and come to a bridge that crosses over the stream. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Not because God can only do miracles when His power is released by faith as some erroneously teach.
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