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Objection: The Only Reason Jesus COULD NOT Do Miracles at Nazareth Is That They Drove Him Away Before He Could Do Anything

First, the objector is reading something into the passage that isn’t there. A reading of Mark 6:1-6 shows that on this occasion, the people did NOT drive Jesus out of town. Did Mark miss something that Matthew picked up on? Nope. In Matthew’s version (Matthew 13:54-58), there is also no indication that Jesus was driven out of town on that occasion the way they drove Him out and tried to kill Him the first time He preached there.

Second, Mark records that Jesus laid hands on a few sick people and healed them. So Jesus was obviously not driven out of town before He could lay hands on anyone.

Third, Mark and Matthew both point out the REAL reason Jesus could not do anything there – they both cited the people’s unbelief!

Fourth, Matthew is clear that Jesus preached in the synagogue, so the idea that no one showed up can’t be taken seriously. People DID attend the synagogue, after all.

People are looking for excuses to back up the idea that as deity, Jesus could do anything, so there must be some other reason He “could not” do miracles at Nazareth. But Jesus ministered as a Man anointed by the Holy Spirit. Remember, He couldn’t do any miracles ANYWHERE until the Holy Spirit came upon Him. So He could not have ministered as deity (even though He undeniably WAS deity). If He had ministered as deity, He would have performed miracles even as a child, which He did NOT do, despite “lost books of the Bible” claims to the contrary. The REAL Bible says that his first miracle was in Cana of Galilee AFTER He was anointed by the Holy Spirit (John 2:11), so any claim that He did a miracle before then is contrary to REAL Scripture!