{"id":356746,"date":"2026-07-09T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/why-couldnt-jesus-do-miracles\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:26:04","slug":"why-couldnt-jesus-do-miracles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=356746","title":{"rendered":"Why Couldn\u2019t Jesus Do Miracles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does human unbelief have the power to limit the all-powerful God? In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/what-in-the-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>What in the Word?<\/em><\/a>, Kirk E. Miller sits down with theologian Veli-Matti K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen to tackle the startling claim in Mark 6:1\u20136 that Jesus \u201ccould do no mighty work\u201d in his hometown. They explore the relationship between human faith and divine action and raise the practical question: <em>What does this story mean for someone praying for healing that never comes?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-opinion-bg-light-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLXkjd_l1xkSRj0rbPdFy_z7TdKgEiiqoz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4iH6YKqxtiLWN3GozGGiCW?si=uAZb3bCET0CUXDyCSqXeCQ\">Sp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4iH6YKqxtiLWN3GozGGiCW?si=uAZb3bCET0CUXDyCSqXeCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4iH6YKqxtiLWN3GozGGiCW?si=uAZb3bCET0CUXDyCSqXeCQ\">tify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-in-the-word\/id1792934514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Couldn\u2019t Jesus Do Miracles? | Veli-Matti K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen on Mark 6:1\u20136\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ufl-_j26Oyw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/show\/what-in-the-word?blog_campaign=show-witw&amp;blog_adtype=inline_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Don't Skip the Puzzling Passages. 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To go the extra mile, leave us a review on your preferred platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/category\/what-in-the-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all of our episodes.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Subscribe to get future episodes. (Bonus: We\u2019ll send you a discount to use on your first purchase.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:left;\">\n<div id=\"signupThankyou\" class=\"signupThankyou signupThankyou_hid\">\n<p id=\"title\" class=\"title\">Thanks for subscribing to Word by Word!<\/p>\n<p id=\"sub\" class=\"sub\">Use code <span class=\"coupon\">WORDBYWORD<\/span> to save 10% on your first order.<\/p>\n<p>\n            <span id=\"cpnCode\">WORDBYWORD<\/span><br \/>\n            <span id=\"cpnBtn\">Copy code<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <!--\n\n<p id=\"waiting\">Submitting your response. <br \/>Please Wait.<\/p>\n\n-->\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-episode-guest-veli-matti-karkkainen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode guest: Veli-Matti K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/search?query=Veli-Matti%20K%C3%A4rkk%C3%A4inen&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;limit=60&amp;page=1&amp;ownership=all&amp;geographicAvailability=availableToMe&amp;viewMode=list&amp;filters=author-16245_Author%2B&amp;autoFacets=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veli-Matti K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen<\/a> is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Docent of Ecumenics at the University of Helsinki. A prolific author, his most recent work is the five-volume series Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World (Eerdmans): <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/product\/49782\/christ-and-reconciliation-a-constructive-christian-theology-for-the-pluralistic-world-vol-1?queryId=3f200238d41870377acc31c4d7074c6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christ and Reconciliation<\/a><\/em> (2013), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/product\/158164\/trinity-and-revelation-a-constructive-christian-theology-for-the-pluralistic-world-vol-2?queryId=23791d94ceb46c21e334b32b6625f12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trinity and Revelation<\/a><\/em> (2014), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/product\/183948\/creation-and-humanity-a-constructive-christian-theology-for-the-pluralistic-world-vol-3?queryId=a50124e782a88b29d60ee426fdf7b908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creation and Humanity<\/a><\/em> (2015), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/product\/183109\/spirit-and-salvation-a-constructive-christian-theology-for-the-pluralistic-world-vol-4?queryId=23791d94ceb46c21e334b32b6625f12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spirit and Salvation<\/a><\/em> (2016), and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/product\/148122\/hope-and-community-a-constructive-christian-theology-for-the-pluralistic-world-vol-5?queryId=23791d94ceb46c21e334b32b6625f12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hope and Community<\/a><\/em> (2017). He is an ordained Lutheran minister.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-episode-synopsis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode synopsis<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"h-setting-the-scene\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting the scene<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Dr. Veli-Matti K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen explains, \u201cThe key to understanding any biblical passage is to know the location, the context.\u201d Mark\u2019s Gospel has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/how-to-read-the-gospel-as-wholes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a clear narrative arc<\/a>. Its initial chapters are full of Jesus\u2019s miracles, to which the crowds respond with amazement, asking, <em>By what authority does Jesus do such things? <\/em>That question, Veli-Matti explains, eventually turns into opposition and finally rejection, as we see here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Mark 6:1\u20136, Jesus returns to <a href=\"https:\/\/ref.ly\/logos4\/Factbook?id=ref%3abk.%40Nazareth&amp;lens=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his hometown<\/a> (Mark 6:1), and his familiarity breeds offense (Mark 6:2\u20133). As Kirk E. Miller observes, whereas later generations might stumble over the claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/is-jesus-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a human being would also be divine<\/a>, Jesus\u2019s neighbors stumbled over the opposite problem: He was too familiar, too ordinary, too much one of their own to be taken seriously as anything more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, crowds were \u201camazed\u201d at Jesus\u2019s miracles (Mark 5:20; cf. 2:12; 5:42), but now Jesus is \u201camazed\u201d at this people\u2019s lack of faith (Mark 6:6). In the scene immediately prior, Jesus acknowledges the desperate faith of a woman who suffered from twelve years of blood-flow. Now here in Nazareth, Jesus finds not faith but its stubborn absence. The adjacent scenes offer a contrast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veli-Matti carefully distinguishes doubt and unbelief. A doubter is someone who wants to believe but struggles to do so (Mark 9:24). In contrast, the unbelief displayed in Mark 6 (and elsewhere in Mark\u2019s Gospel) is settled opposition to Jesus.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-could-not-or-would-not-do-miracles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cCould not\u201d or \u201cwould not\u201d do miracles?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark comments that \u201c[Jesus] was not able to do a miracle there\u201d (Mark 6:5). Some, like liberal theologians and Muslims, have used Mark 6:5 to argue that Jesus was not truly God, since he, in their reading, lacked power to perform miracles here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Veli-Matti provides reasons why we shouldn\u2019t interpret this inability (\u201cnot able\u201d) as absolute:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ref.ly\/logos4\/Search?kind=BibleSearch&amp;q=lemma.g%3a%CE%B4%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B9%CF%82&amp;syntax=v2&amp;documentlevel=verse&amp;match=stem&amp;references=bible%2bniv.62&amp;in=raw%3aSingle%7CResourceId%3dLLS%3aNIV2011&amp;viewkind=passages&amp;engine=Semantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Elsewhere in Mark\u2019s Gospel<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Jesus consistently exercises the power (\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03c2) to heal and cast out demons. <\/strong>We cannot, therefore, interpret Mark 6:5 in a way that erases this clear pattern that runs through the entire book.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark immediately qualifies his statement, explaining that Jesus did, in fact, \u201clay his hands on a few sick people and heal them\u201d!<\/strong> This signals that we\u2019re dealing with something other than lack of power preventing Jesus from performing additional miracles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given these observations, Veli-Matti concludes that it\u2019s not as if Jesus <em>could not <\/em>heal. Rather, Jesus <em>would not<\/em> heal\u2014he chose not to heal\u2014in the face of such unbelief (see Matthew\u2019s version, which states that \u201c[Jesus] did not do many miracles there <em>because of their lack of faith<\/em>\u201d; Matt 13:58, emphasis added). The language \u201che could not\u201d refers to restraint, not inability, like a father telling his child \u201cI cannot give you money\u201d while possessing the money in his pocket. Jesus had the power to heal but chose not to exercise it, not because his divine ability had been switched off by people\u2019s unbelief, but because the crowd\u2019s unbelief made the exercise of that power fruitless, contrary to its purpose.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Logos's Study Assistant on why Jesus didn't do miracles in Mark 6\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/assets.gathercontent.com\/NzI1NjE\/lkN5Fu8lkQK0OBtf?auto=&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fit=max&amp;fp-x=0.5&amp;fp-y=0.5&amp;fp-z=1&amp;s=a9e0185807bb1ad82dd3cbf0982a8e02\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.gathercontent.com\/NzI1NjE\/lkN5Fu8lkQK0OBtf?auto=&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fit=max&amp;fp-x=0.5&amp;fp-y=0.5&amp;fp-z=1&amp;s=a9e0185807bb1ad82dd3cbf0982a8e02\" alt=\"Logos's Study Assistant on why Jesus didn't do miracles in Mark 6\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Logos\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.logos.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/40263191750285-Enhance-your-Study-Experience-with-the-Study-Assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study Assistant<\/a> providing resources and a summary answer to the question, why couldn\u2019t Jesus perform miracles in Nazareth?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/show\/what-in-the-word?blog_campaign=show-witw&amp;blog_adtype=inline_middle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Don't Skip the Puzzling Passages. Watch What in the Word? + get a free course with a Logos trial. Get a free course. \" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/files.logoscdn.com\/v1\/files\/89725695\/assets\/17810407\/content.png?signature=vyaRMFstBiQnm3uzI_66Ko3HkDk\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.logoscdn.com\/v1\/files\/89725695\/assets\/17810407\/content.png?signature=vyaRMFstBiQnm3uzI_66Ko3HkDk\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Don't Skip the Puzzling Passages. Watch What in the Word? + get a free course with a Logos trial. Get a free course. \"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-miracles-as-signs-not-spectacles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miracles as signs, not spectacles<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Veli-Matti explains, miracles function as signs pointing toward the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/hall-kingdom-of-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God\u2019s kingdom<\/a> (cf. Mark 1:15). Every healing anticipates a future in which all suffering will be undone; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/hall-jesus-exorcism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">every exorcism previews<\/a> the final defeat of evil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performing miracles among people who have already rejected Christ and his kingdom would strip those miracles of their purpose, turning them into empty displays rather than signs inviting genuine response. Lack of faith doesn\u2019t render these miracles impossible but meaningless, at least according to their intended design.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-the-relationship-between-faith-and-miracles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The relationship between faith and miracles<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the Gospels\u2014Mark is no exception\u2014do at times seem to link Jesus\u2019s miracles to faith. <a href=\"https:\/\/ref.ly\/logos4\/Search?kind=BibleSearch&amp;q=What+is+the+role+of+faith+for+healing+in+Mark%3f&amp;syntax=v2&amp;documentlevel=verse&amp;match=stem&amp;references=bible%2bniv.62&amp;in=raw%3aSingle%7cResourceId%3dLLS%3aNIV2011&amp;viewkind=passages&amp;engine=Semantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark will even attribute healings to the faith of their recipient<\/a> (e.g., \u201cYour faith has healed you\u201d; Mark 5:34; cf. 2:5; 10:52). (That said, there are also incidents when Jesus heals and there is no mention of faith; e.g., Mark 1:29\u201331; 3:1\u20136.) So does Jesus need faith to actualize his power? Does lack of faith become a barrier to Jesus\u2019s ability to perform miracles?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veli-Matti explains that although human faith is not the ultimate <em>cause<\/em> of healing, it is often the <em>occasion<\/em> for it. Faith is not a force that generates the miracle but an open hand which receives it.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-this-means-for-those-who-aren-t-healed\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this means for those who aren\u2019t healed<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we remain unhealed, does it mean we simply don\u2019t believe enough? Do our unanswered prayers for healing reflect a deficiency in our faith?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the contrary. As Veli-Matti explains, although the kingdom of God has arrived in Jesus, it has not yet come in full. As he explains in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/jesus-heals-theology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his article on this topic<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until the kingdom appears in its fullness, every healing, every cure, every raising from the dead is not yet final, only anticipatory. Those healed would sooner or later catch another disease. Those raised from the dead would encounter death again. But at the final coming of the kingdom, all sicknesses, frailties, and even the threat of death will be overcome. Every opening of the eyes of the blind points to the coming of the glory too bright for human eyes to see.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, we should pray for healing. But if we don\u2019t experience it in this life, it doesn\u2019t mean our faith has failed. It simply means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/jesus-resurrection-significance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our healing awaits our resurrection<\/a>. We possess the certainty of complete healing when Christ comes again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small or struggling faith is not an obstacle to Christ\u2019s ability to heal. Healing rests not on the strength of our faith but the strength of our Savior. Faith, while important, is not the ultimate foundation on which our healing rests. Our hope is not the reliability of our faith but the certainty of the coming kingdom.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Logos values thoughtful and engaging discussions on important biblical topics. However, the views and interpretations presented in this episode are those of the individuals speaking and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Logos. We recognize that Christians may hold different perspectives on this passage, and we welcome diverse engagement and respectful dialogue.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-let-us-know-what-you-think\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let us know what you think<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How would you explain Mark 6:1\u20136? <a href=\"https:\/\/community.logos.com\/forums\/topic\/237695-why-couldnt-jesus-do-miracles-in-mark-616\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join us in the <em>Word by Word<\/em> group to share your thoughts.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-resources-for-further-study\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for further study<\/h2>\n<p><!-- copy the following to the blog --><\/p>\n<p><!-- end copy to blog --><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-related-content\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/show\/what-in-the-word?blog_campaign=show-witw&amp;blog_adtype=inline_bottom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Don't Skip the Puzzling Passages. 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