Source: Facebook - Alberto Madera
How many houses did YESHUA visit to witness?
(*Spoiler: Not as many as Jehovah’s Witnesses knock on every Saturday*)
Let’s be real — the Gospels don’t give us a neat checklist titled “All the Homes Jesus Visited.” But we *can* track down a pretty solid list of actual houses that Jesus entered, based on the text. And spoiler alert: Jesus wasn’t exactly a door-to-door salesman for the Kingdom™.
| Person’s House | Purpose | References |
|---|---|---|
| Peter’s House (in Capernaum) | Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law. Classic healing-at-home moment. | Mark 1:29-31; Matthew 8:14-15; Luke 4:38-39 |
| Levi’s (Matthew’s) House | Big dinner with tax collectors and sinners. Definitely not a Watchtower-style study group. | Luke 5:27-29; Matthew 9:10; Mark 2:15 |
| Zacchaeus’ House | The rich tax guy who climbed a tree. Jesus invited Himself over. | Luke 19:1-10 |
| Jairus’ House | Jesus raised his daughter from the dead. Now that’s a house call. | Mark 5:35-43; Matthew 9:23-26; Luke 8:49-56 |
| Mary, Martha, and Lazarus’ Home (Bethany) | One of His favorite places. He chilled there a lot. | Luke 10:38-42; John 11:1-44; John 12:1-3 |
| Simon the Pharisee’s House | A “nice religious guy” invites Jesus over, and then shames Him silently. Classy. | Luke 7:36-50 |
| Simon the Leper’s House (Bethany) | A different Simon — Jesus gets anointed with expensive perfume. (Yes, this isn’t the same as Simon the Pharisee — apparently “Simon” was the John Smith of 1st-century Judea.) | Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9 |
| Emmaus House | Jesus eats dinner with two disciples post-resurrection. No knocking required. | Luke 24:29-31 |
| Centurion’s House (Technically No Entry) | Jesus healed the servant remotely, because the centurion said, “I’m not worthy.” | Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10 |
| The Upper Room | Where He had the Last Supper. Private, arranged, meaningful — not random. | Luke 22:7-13; Mark 14:12-17 |
| Unnamed Pharisee’s House(s) | Several invites to dine with Pharisees. Because Jesus loved awkward dinner conversations. | Luke 14:1, among others |
TOTAL: At least 10–12 different houses (Give or take)
Now, could there be more? Sure. There are vague mentions like “He entered a house” (e.g., Mark 9:28), but the Gospels don’t
say He was playing spiritual doorbell bingo.
Big Picture (and slight reality check): Jesus did visit homes, but always with a purpose:
But He did NOT go house to house like a recruiter with pamphlets. No records of Him standing on porches saying, “Good morning, do you have a moment to talk about the Paradise Earth?”
Final Verdict:
Jesus visited about a dozen homes during His ministry. That’s not a method. That’s intentional connection.
Rebuttal: “But Jehovah’s Witnesses go house to house like Jesus did!”
Uh… where exactly? Because the math (and the Gospels) aren’t gospel-ing that.