"What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him." John 2:11

Almost every Christian has heard about the miracles of Jesus scattered across sermons and Sunday-school stories — the storm he calmed, the blind man who could suddenly see, Lazarus walking out of a tomb. But few have ever seen them gathered in one place, organized so you can take in the full picture: how many there were, what each category reveals, and exactly where to find each account in the Bible.

That's what this article is: a catalog. If your question is broader — whether miracles like these still happen today, and how to think about the debate between those who say yes and those who say no — the guide on miracles in the Bible and whether they still happen today is the right place for that specific discussion. Here, the focus is different: the complete, organized list of the miracles Jesus performed, with the Bible reference for each one.

Below: how many miracles are recorded, the list by category — healings, nature miracles, deliverances and resurrections — which one was first and which was greatest, and what the Bible teaches about the purpose behind each of them.

How Many Miracles Did Jesus Perform?

The four Gospels individually record somewhere between 35 and 37 miracles of Jesus, depending on how you count parallel accounts — the same episode told by more than one Gospel writer — and cases involving more than one person (like the two blind men at Jericho, whom Matthew records as two but Mark and Luke record as one).

But that number only covers what was written down. John himself closes his Gospel by admitting the list is far from complete: "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written" (John 21:25). Earlier, he had already explained why the recorded signs were chosen at all: "that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God" (John 20:30-31). The Gospels aren't an exhaustive list — they're a deliberate selection of evidence.

The Healing Miracles of Jesus

Healings make up the largest category of Jesus's miracles — roughly half of everything recorded. They show a consistent pattern: Jesus healed blindness, leprosy, paralysis, deafness and chronic illness, charging nothing and never limiting himself to the "most deserving" cases.

Healing miracles recorded in the Gospels

  1. An official's son, healed at a distance — in Capernaum (John 4:46-54)
  2. Peter's mother-in-law, healed of a fever (Matthew 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39)
  3. A man with leprosy, cleansed at Jesus's touch (Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16)
  4. The centurion's servant, healed at a distance (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10)
  5. A paralyzed man lowered through a roof — in Capernaum (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)
  6. A man with a shriveled hand — healed on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11)
  7. A woman with a 12-year bleeding disorder (Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48)
  8. Two blind men in Capernaum (Matthew 9:27-31)
  9. A paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda — sick for 38 years (John 5:1-15)
  10. A man suffering from dropsy — healed on the Sabbath (Luke 14:1-6)
  11. Ten men with leprosy — only one returned to give thanks (Luke 17:11-19)
  12. Bartimaeus and his companion — blind men at Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)
  13. A deaf man with a speech impediment — in the region of the Decapolis (Mark 7:31-37)
  14. A blind man at Bethsaida — healed in two stages (Mark 8:22-26)
  15. A man born blind (John 9:1-41)
  16. A woman crippled for 18 years (Luke 13:10-17)
  17. Malchus's ear — restored at the moment of Jesus's arrest (Luke 22:50-51)

The Nature Miracles of Jesus

While the healings reveal compassion for individuals, the nature miracles reveal authority over creation itself — something that, in first-century Jewish theology, belonged to God alone. When Jesus calms the sea or multiplies loaves, the disciples react with the same question: "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" (Mark 4:41).

Nature miracles recorded

  1. Water turned into wine — at the wedding in Cana, his first miracle (John 2:1-11)
  2. The miraculous catch of fish — at the calling of the first disciples (Luke 5:1-11)
  3. Calming the storm — on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)
  4. Feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)
  5. Walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21)
  6. Feeding the 4,000 (Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-9)
  7. A coin found in a fish's mouth — to pay the temple tax (Matthew 17:24-27)
  8. The barren fig tree, cursed (Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-25)
  9. A second miraculous catch of fish — after the resurrection, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (John 21:1-14)

The Deliverance Miracles of Jesus

The Gospels also record Jesus directly confronting spiritual oppression — episodes where he casts out unclean spirits and frees people from an affliction that the medicine of the time couldn't explain or treat.

Deliverances recorded

  1. A man with an unclean spirit — in the synagogue at Capernaum (Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37)
  2. The Gerasene demon-possessed men — the spirits sent into a herd of pigs (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39)
  3. A mute, demon-possessed man (Matthew 9:32-33; 12:22; Luke 11:14)
  4. The Syrophoenician woman's daughter — delivered from a distance (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30)
  5. A boy with seizures — whom the disciples could not deliver (Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43)

The Resurrection Miracles of Jesus

The most dramatic category of Jesus's miracles is also the rarest: bringing someone who has already died back to life. Three such episodes are recorded before Jesus's own death — and in each one, the same authority is exercised over the most absolute boundary there is.

Resurrections recorded

  1. Jairus's daughter — a 12-year-old girl, who died shortly before Jesus arrived (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56)
  2. The widow of Nain's son — raised on the way to his own funeral (Luke 7:11-17)
  3. Lazarus — dead four days by the time Jesus reaches Bethany (John 11:1-44)

Jesus's First and Greatest Miracle

The first recorded miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11) — a seemingly quiet sign, performed behind the scenes of a celebration, with only the servants and the disciples aware of what had actually happened. Even so, the text is clear about its effect: it "revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him."

The greatest miracle, though, isn't on the list above, because it wasn't done for someone else — it was Jesus's own resurrection, three days after his death on the cross. Paul is emphatic about how much weight that event carries: "if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" (1 Corinthians 15:14). To understand why this particular miracle stands apart, the article on whether Jesus really rose from the dead examines the evidence in more depth.

What the Bible Teaches About the Miracles of Jesus

In the Bible, the miracles of Jesus aren't isolated spectacles — they're signs with a purpose: revealing his identity as the Son of God, confirming his message, and expressing concrete compassion for human suffering.

The book of Acts sums up this combination directly: "he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him" (Acts 10:38). Compassion and authority go together in every episode — Jesus never performs a miracle simply to prove that he can. Mark 16:20 adds another layer: the miracles also confirmed the message the disciples preached after the ascension, "confirming his word by the signs that accompanied it."

There's also a revealing episode about how Jesus's own contemporaries interpreted these signs. When John the Baptist, in prison, sends word asking whether Jesus really was the promised Messiah, Jesus's answer is almost identical to the categories above: "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor" (Luke 7:22). The miracles were themselves the answer to the question of who Jesus was.

Related Bible Verses on the Miracles of Jesus

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John 20:30-31 — the purpose of the signs

"Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples... these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God."

What it revealsThe recorded miracles were a deliberate selection, made with the stated goal of leading the reader to believe in Jesus's identity.
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Acts 10:38 — compassion and authority together

"He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him."

What it revealsJesus's miracles weren't ends in themselves — they expressed a larger good being done, with God actively present in each act.
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Luke 7:22 — the answer to John the Baptist

"The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor."

What it revealsJesus answers doubt about his identity not with an argument, but by pointing directly at the miracles that were already happening in front of everyone.

How to Apply the Miracles of Jesus to Your Faith Today

  • Read the full accounts, not just summaries

    Every miracle has details that get lost in shortened versions — the context, the reaction of witnesses, Jesus's dialogue with the person involved. Reading the whole chapter in the Gospel changes how you experience the episode.

  • Notice the pattern of compassion before spectacle

    In almost every miracle, Jesus responds to a real need, not a request for proof. That reshapes how you understand why he acted this way — and how to bring your own needs to him.

  • Let each miracle point to who Jesus is

    As John 20:30-31 shows, the signs were recorded to reveal identity, not just to impress. The more important question after reading a miracle isn't "is this possible?" but "what does this show about who Jesus is?"

  • Bring your own needs to him with the same humility

    Those healed in the Gospels rarely had special status or merit — they had a need, and they came near. That remains the central invitation behind every account.

  • Go deeper on the question of miracles today

    This catalog covers what Jesus did historically. If your question is about asking for and expecting a miracle now, the guide on miracles in the Bible and the debate over whether they still happen today addresses that specific question, including why not every prayer is answered the way we hope.

Quick Summary

  • 🔢Total: between 35 and 37 individual miracles recorded across the four Gospels, varying by how parallel accounts are counted
  • 🩺Healings: the largest category — 17 episodes, from blindness to a chronic bleeding disorder
  • 🌊Nature: 9 miracles, revealing authority over creation (water into wine, the storm, the multiplied loaves)
  • ✝️Deliverances: 5 episodes of casting out unclean spirits
  • ⚡Resurrections: 3 people brought back to life — Jairus's daughter, the widow of Nain's son and Lazarus
  • 🍷First miracle: water into wine, at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11)
  • 🌅Greatest miracle: Jesus's own resurrection — the foundation of the entire Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:14)

Related questions you might have:

Do Miracles in the Bible Still Happen Today? Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? Who Is Jesus Christ?

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Bible Verses on Miracles and Divine Healing: What Scripture Says Is Jesus God? What Did Jesus Teach? Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross?