What are the written signs referred to in John 20:31?

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It refers to the entire book, but especially the Book of Signs, John 1:19 - 12:50. (As with your note about arbitrary chapter beaks, notice that this doesn't align with the beginning of a chapter.) There are seven miracles or signs that John uses to establish Christ as the Son of God

  1. Wedding at Cana
  2. Healing the official's son
  3. Healing the paralytic
  4. Feeding the 5000
  5. Walking on water
  6. Healing the blind man
  7. Raising Lazarus

Some add the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and/or the miraculous catch of fish. However, the list of seven is fairly common, a nice biblical number, and has some interesting theology developed from it.

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