Miracles of Jesus: A Complete List of All 35 in the Gospels

The miracles of Jesus are the healings, rescues, acts of provision and raisings from the dead recorded in the four Gospels. This page lists 35 separate miracles that the Gospels narrate in detail, with the passage, place, people involved and lesson of each. John calls them signs, because they point beyond the wonder to who Jesus is.

Last reviewed: 21 October 2026. Every passage, place and detail in the tables below was checked against the NIV text on Bible Gateway.

Introduction

The Gospels do not hide how much Jesus did. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John record him healing the sick, freeing people from evil spirits, calming a storm, feeding crowds and raising the dead. This page gathers every one of those miracles of Jesus into a single list, so you can find a story, see which Gospels tell it, and understand what it meant to the people who were there.

You do not need any background. Each entry gives the passage, the place, the people involved and a plain sentence on what the miracle teaches. Between the tables there is a short reflection on each kind of miracle, and further down you will find where Christians differ on how to read them. If you are new to the life of Jesus, start with Who Was Jesus Christ? and come back here to go deeper.

What is on this page:

• How many miracles did Jesus perform?

• The healing miracles (17)

• Miracles over nature (3)

• Miracles of provision (6)

• Miracles of deliverance (6)

• Raising the dead (3)

• The seven signs in John's Gospel

• Why Jesus performed miracles, and where Christians differ

• A short reflection and prayer, a free printable guide, FAQs and key takeaways

How many miracles did Jesus perform?

The Gospels narrate 35 separate miracles in detail. That is the count used on this page, and it comes from reading each account in the NIV rather than copying another list. It is not the only sensible number. Some lists give 37, and some writers say nearly forty. The difference is almost always about how overlapping accounts are grouped, not about what the Gospels say.

Here is how this list makes its choices:

• One event, one miracle. When two or three Gospels tell the same story, it is counted once and every Gospel is shown in the table. The feeding of the 5,000 appears in all four Gospels and still counts as one.

• Different events stay separate. The feeding of the 5,000 and the feeding of the 4,000 are two miracles, because Jesus himself refers to them separately in Matthew 16:9-10. The two large catches of fish, in Luke 5 and John 21, are also counted apart: one comes at the start of his ministry and one after his resurrection.

• Overlapping accounts are merged. Matthew mentions two blind men near Jericho where Mark and Luke name one, Bartimaeus, and Matthew mentions two men among the tombs where Mark and Luke describe one. Each pair is counted once. The two blind men healed in Galilee (Matthew 9) are counted separately from Bartimaeus, because the setting is different.

• Summaries are not counted. The Gospels often say that Jesus healed “every disease and sickness” (Matthew 4:23) or “drove out many demons” (Mark 1:34). Those lines describe a great many healings with no names attached, so they sit behind the numbered list rather than in it.

• The coin in the fish is included, with a caution. In Matthew 17:27 Jesus tells Peter to catch a fish and find a coin in its mouth, but Matthew never narrates Peter finding it. Some lists leave it out, which would make the count 34.

• Jesus' own resurrection is not in the list. It is the central event of the Christian faith and deserves its own treatment. See Why Did Jesus Die? for how the Gospels tell it.

The Gospels also make clear that every list is a selection. John writes that “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book” (John 20:30), and he ends with the thought that “the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written” (John 21:25).

How the 35 are spread: Matthew records 20, Mark 18, Luke 20 and John 8. Seventeen appear in only one Gospel and eighteen appear in two or more. Only the feeding of the 5,000 is told in all four.

What are all the miracles of Jesus in the Bible?

The tables are grouped by kind: 17 healings, 3 miracles over nature, 6 of provision, 6 of deliverance and 3 raisings from the dead. Some miracles could sit in two groups, so each is placed where the Gospel writers put the emphasis. The “Recorded in” column shows which Gospels tell the story.

What are the healing miracles of Jesus?

Healing is the largest group, with 17 of the 35. Some are private and quiet, some happen in public on the Sabbath, and several show Jesus reaching people that society kept at a distance. Matthew sums up the pattern when he says Jesus went through Galilee “healing every disease and sickness among the people” (Matthew 4:23). The 17 below are the ones the Gospels describe one by one.

Miracle	Passage	Recorded in	Where	Who was involved	What it teaches
1. Official's son healed	John 4:46-54	John	Cana to Capernaum, Galilee	A royal official and his dying son	Jesus' word carries authority even from a distance, and trust can begin before the evidence arrives.
2. Peter's mother-in-law healed	Matthew 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39	Matthew, Mark, Luke	Capernaum, Galilee	Simon Peter's mother-in-law, who had a fever	Jesus takes her by the hand, and her healing leads straight to serving the household.
3. Man with leprosy cleansed	Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16	Matthew, Mark, Luke	A town in Galilee	A man with leprosy	Jesus touches someone everyone avoids and says “I am willing” (Matthew 8:3), restoring him to his community.
4. Paralysed man lowered through the roof	Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26	Matthew, Mark, Luke	Capernaum, Galilee	A paralysed man, four friends and some teachers of the law	Jesus joins healing to forgiveness of sins and honours the faith of friends who carried a man.
5. Man at the pool of Bethesda	John 5:1-15	John	Jerusalem, at the pool of Bethesda	A man who had been unable to walk for 38 years	Jesus offers wholeness to a man with “no one” to help him, and does it on the Sabbath.
6. Man with a shrivelled hand	Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11	Matthew, Mark, Luke	A synagogue, on a Sabbath	A man with a shrivelled hand, and watching Pharisees	Doing good is right on the Sabbath, and compassion matters more than rule keeping.
7. Centurion's servant healed	Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10	Matthew, Luke	Capernaum, Galilee	A Roman centurion and his servant	An outsider shows “such great faith” (Luke 7:9) and trusts Jesus' word alone.
8. Woman with bleeding healed	Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48	Matthew, Mark, Luke	Galilee, on the way to Jairus' house	A woman who had bled for twelve years	Jesus stops for one person in a pressing crowd and calls her “Daughter” (Luke 8:48).
9. Two blind men healed	Matthew 9:27-31	Matthew	Galilee, in a house	Two blind men who called him Son of David	Jesus answers faith: “According to your faith let it be done to you” (Matthew 9:29).
10. Deaf and mute man healed	Mark 7:31-37	Mark	The region of the Decapolis	A man who was deaf and could hardly speak	Jesus gives personal, unhurried attention, taking the man aside from the crowd.
11. Blind man at Bethsaida healed	Mark 8:22-26	Mark	Bethsaida	A blind man brought by friends	Healing can come in stages, and Jesus is patient with partial sight.
12. Man born blind healed	John 9:1-41	John	Jerusalem, at the pool of Siloam	A man blind from birth, his parents and the Pharisees	Suffering is not always punishment (John 9:3), and Jesus opens eyes in more than one sense.
13. Bent-over woman healed	Luke 13:10-17	Luke	A synagogue (the town is not named)	A woman bent over for eighteen years	Jesus calls her “a daughter of Abraham” (Luke 13:16) and sets her free on the Sabbath.
14. Man with swollen limbs healed	Luke 14:1-6	Luke	A Pharisee's house, on a Sabbath	A man with abnormal swelling, and the dinner guests	Mercy cannot be put off to another day.
15. Ten men with leprosy cleansed	Luke 17:11-19	Luke	The border of Samaria and Galilee	Ten men with leprosy, one of them a Samaritan	Gratitude matters, and an outsider shows the faith others miss.
16. Bartimaeus healed at Jericho	Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43	Matthew, Mark, Luke	Jericho	Bartimaeus (Matthew mentions two blind men)	Persistent faith is heard over the crowd: “your faith has healed you” (Mark 10:52).
17. Servant's ear restored	Luke 22:49-51; John 18:10-11	Luke records the healing; John names the servant, Malchus	The garden on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem	The high priest's servant, Peter and the arresting crowd	Jesus heals even as he is being arrested, and refuses violence.

What do the healing miracles of Jesus teach?

Read in a row, the healings show a pattern. Jesus is rarely in a hurry, and he often touches, speaks to or asks a question of the person before anything happens. He asks the blind man at Jericho, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:51). He takes the deaf man aside from the crowd (Mark 7:33). He stops in the middle of a pushing crowd for a woman who only touched his cloak (Mark 5:30).

The Gospels also say why. Matthew writes that when Jesus saw a large crowd, “he had compassion on them and healed their sick” (Matthew 14:14). The healings are not displays. They are what the kingdom of God looks like at close range: the people the world had pushed out, such as lepers, the blind, women and foreigners, are brought back to the centre.

There is a second thread, and it matters for how we read these stories today. Several healings are linked to faith, but none of them says that illness is caused by a lack of it. In John 9:3 Jesus says plainly that the man’s blindness was not the result of sin. Luke, whom Paul calls “the doctor” (Colossians 4:14), is traditionally named as the author of the third Gospel, and nothing in these accounts suggests that prayer replaces medical care. Anyone who is unwell should seek both.

These stories bring comfort and they also raise honest questions about prayers that seem unanswered. Christians have held both for two thousand years. The healings are signs that point to Jesus and to a future where suffering ends, and they sit alongside a call to care for the sick in the meantime.

What are the nature miracles of Jesus?

Three miracles show Jesus acting on creation itself: a storm on the Sea of Galilee, a walk across its surface, and a fig tree. In each, the people who watch are left asking who he is. After the storm, the disciples say, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” (Mark 4:41).

Miracle	Passage	Recorded in	Where	Who was involved	What it teaches
18. Calming the storm	Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25	Matthew, Mark, Luke	The Sea of Galilee	Jesus, asleep in the stern, and his frightened disciples	Jesus has authority over wind and wave, and faith is the opposite of being overcome by fear (Mark 4:40).
19. Walking on water	Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21	Matthew, Mark, John	The Sea of Galilee, shortly before dawn	Jesus and the disciples in the boat (Matthew adds Peter stepping out)	“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid” (Matthew 14:27). Jesus comes to his people in the storm.
20. The fig tree withered	Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14 and 11:20-25	Matthew, Mark	Between Bethany and Jerusalem	Jesus and his disciples	An acted parable about fruitless religion, followed by teaching on faith and prayer.

What do the nature miracles teach?

The storm is the miracle most people remember because it is so human. The disciples, several of them experienced fishermen, are afraid, and they wake Jesus with a complaint: “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” (Mark 4:38). He calms the sea and then asks them, “Why are you so afraid?” (Mark 4:40). The story does not promise that storms will not come. It says the one in the boat is stronger than the storm.

The walking on the water adds a second note. Matthew alone tells of Peter stepping out and sinking, and of Jesus reaching out his hand “immediately” (Matthew 14:31). It is a story about what trust looks like when conditions have not changed.

The fig tree is the hardest of the three, and Christians read it in different ways. Mark notes that it was “not the season for figs” (Mark 11:13). Many readers see it as an acted parable, set beside the clearing of the temple, about a religion that looks fruitful and is not. It is one of the very few miracles in which something is lost rather than gained, which is a reason it is usually read as a sign and not as a pattern.

What are the miracles of provision?

Six miracles are about enough: wine at a wedding, bread for crowds, fish for tired fishermen, a coin for a tax. Most of them take place beside the Sea of Galilee. The great feeding stories are told with deliberate echoes of the manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16:4), which is why John links the feeding of the 5,000 with Jesus’ words “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).

Miracle	Passage	Recorded in	Where	Who was involved	What it teaches
21. Water turned into wine	John 2:1-11	John	Cana in Galilee	Jesus, his mother, the servants and the wedding guests	The first sign: Jesus brings joy and abundance, and “revealed his glory” (John 2:11).
22. Catch of fish and the call of the first disciples	Luke 5:1-11	Luke	The Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee)	Simon Peter, James and John	Obedience brings more than expected. Jesus tells Peter, “from now on you will fish for people” (Luke 5:10).
23. Feeding of the 5,000	Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15	Matthew, Mark, Luke, John	Near Bethsaida, by the Sea of Galilee	About 5,000 men, a boy with five small barley loaves and two fish, and the disciples	Jesus provides abundantly from what little is offered. It is the only miracle in all four Gospels.
24. Feeding of the 4,000	Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-10	Matthew, Mark	The Decapolis side of the Sea of Galilee	About 4,000 men, plus women and children	The same compassion for hungry crowds, in largely Gentile territory. Seven baskets of leftovers remain.
25. Coin in the fish's mouth	Matthew 17:24-27	Matthew	Capernaum	Jesus and Peter	Jesus provides what is needed and teaches freedom without causing offence. Matthew does not narrate Peter finding the coin.
26. Second catch of fish	John 21:1-14	John	The Sea of Galilee	Seven disciples, including Peter and John	After the resurrection, Jesus provides breakfast and restores his friends beside a fire of burning coals.

What do the miracles of provision teach?

The numbers in the feeding stories are carefully recorded. In Matthew 16:9-10 Jesus himself asks his disciples to remember “the five loaves for the five thousand” and “the seven loaves for the four thousand”, which is why they are counted as two miracles and not one. John adds a detail the other Gospels leave out, that the loaves came from a boy (John 6:9), and that Jesus told the disciples, “Let nothing be wasted” (John 6:12).

The theme running through all six is that Jesus gives generously and that he uses what people bring. A wedding does not run out of joy, a hungry crowd is fed, and a night of failed fishing ends with nets that begin to break. They also point to later events: the thanks and breaking of bread in the feedings is echoed at the Last Supper, and the breakfast on the shore in John 21 is a quiet scene of forgiveness for Peter.

What are the deliverance miracles of Jesus?

Six miracles describe Jesus freeing people from what the Gospels call impure or evil spirits. These accounts are among the most challenging for modern readers, and Christians have understood them in different ways, which is covered below. What the Gospel writers themselves stress is the authority of Jesus. The crowd in the Capernaum synagogue says, “He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him” (Mark 1:27).

Miracle	Passage	Recorded in	Where	Who was involved	What it teaches
27. Man with an impure spirit in the synagogue	Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37	Mark, Luke	The synagogue at Capernaum, on a Sabbath	A man in the synagogue, and the astonished congregation	Jesus teaches with authority, and the spirits obey him.
28. The man among the tombs	Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39	Matthew, Mark, Luke	The east shore of the Sea of Galilee	A man living among the tombs (Matthew describes two men), the herd of pigs and the townspeople	Jesus' power reaches the most isolated and feared. The healed man is found “in his right mind” (Luke 8:35) and sent to tell what God has done.
29. Daughter of the Canaanite (Syrophoenician) woman	Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30	Matthew, Mark	The region of Tyre	A Gentile mother and her daughter	Persistent faith crosses boundaries: “Woman, you have great faith!” (Matthew 15:28).
30. Boy with an evil spirit healed	Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43	Matthew, Mark, Luke	At the foot of the mountain of the Transfiguration	A father, his son and the disciples who could not help	Honest faith can say, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). Prayer matters.
31. Mute man freed	Matthew 9:32-34	Matthew	Galilee	A man who could not talk, the crowd and the Pharisees	The crowd says, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel” (Matthew 9:33), while opponents credit the wrong source.
32. Blind and mute man freed	Matthew 12:22-23; Luke 11:14-15	Matthew, Luke	Galilee	A man who was blind and mute, the crowd and the Pharisees	The crowd asks, “Could this be the Son of David?” (Matthew 12:23). The kingdom of God has come close.

What do the deliverance miracles teach?

Three things stand out. First, Jesus is never afraid of what frightens everyone else. In the story of the man among the tombs, a man who had been chained, shunned and left alone is given his life back, and Jesus tells him, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you” (Mark 5:19). Second, the Gospels link these stories with Jesus’ mission to outsiders. The Canaanite woman is not an Israelite, and Jesus first says, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel” (Matthew 15:24), then answers her faith and heals her daughter.

Third, the stories carry a caution. When the Pharisees see the mute man freed in Matthew 9, they answer, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons” (Matthew 9:34). The same wonder produces praise in one person and suspicion in another. Seeing a miracle does not settle what a person will make of it, which is one reason John prefers the word “sign”.

A note of care. Many of the people described in these accounts had conditions we would today recognise as epilepsy, deafness or mental illness, and the Gospel writers do not always separate those from spiritual affliction. Christians today differ on how far to read these stories as spiritual conflict and how far as healing of illness, and the Bible does not say that anyone who is struggling with their mind or body has a spirit problem. If you or someone you love is struggling, please speak to a doctor or another qualified professional as well as to your church.

What are the miracles of Jesus raising the dead?

Three times the Gospels describe Jesus raising someone who had died: a young man, a girl and a friend. They build on one another. The young man had just died, the girl had died a short time before, and Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days (John 11:39). Each is a sign that Jesus has authority over death itself.

Miracle	Passage	Recorded in	Where	Who was involved	What it teaches
33. Widow's son raised at Nain	Luke 7:11-17	Luke	Nain, a town in Galilee	A widow, her only son and a large funeral crowd	Jesus is moved by compassion: “his heart went out to her” (Luke 7:13). The crowd says, “God has come to help his people” (Luke 7:16).
34. Jairus' daughter raised	Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56	Matthew, Mark, Luke	Galilee, on the way from the lake to Jairus' house	Jairus, a synagogue leader, his twelve-year-old daughter, the woman with bleeding and the mourners	“Don’t be afraid; just believe” (Mark 5:36). Jesus takes her by the hand and asks that she be given something to eat.
35. Lazarus raised	John 11:1-44	John	Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem	Lazarus, his sisters Mary and Martha, the disciples and the mourners	Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25), and he weeps with those who weep.

What do the raisings from the dead teach?

These accounts hold two things together that people often keep apart. They are bold claims about Jesus' power, and they are very tender. At Nain Jesus speaks to a widow before he does anything else. At Bethany the shortest verse in the English Bible, “Jesus wept” (John 11:35), comes minutes before he calls Lazarus out of the tomb. The Gospels do not treat grief as a lack of faith.

It is important to say what these miracles are and are not. Lazarus and the others were raised to this life and would die again. Christians distinguish that from the resurrection of Jesus, which they believe was the start of a new, deathless life. Paul calls Christ “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). The raisings are signs pointing toward that hope. They are not the hope itself.

What are the seven signs in John's Gospel?

John writes differently from the other three Gospels. He rarely uses the word “miracle” and prefers “sign”, a deed that points to the person doing it. He tells us that Jesus performed many signs but that his selection has a purpose: “These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31).

John numbers only two signs himself: the water turned to wine is “the first of the signs” (John 2:11) and the healing of the official's son is “the second sign” (John 4:54). The traditional list of seven, used in many Bible studies, is a way of reading John's selection, and some writers also treat the catch of fish in John 21 as a further sign. The usual seven are in the table.

Sign	Passage	What it reveals
1. Water into wine	John 2:1-11	Jesus brings the joy and abundance of the kingdom
2. The official's son	John 4:46-54	Jesus' word has power across distance
3. The man at Bethesda	John 5:1-15	Jesus gives life and wholeness, and is Lord of the Sabbath
4. Feeding the 5,000	John 6:1-15	Jesus is the bread that satisfies
5. Walking on water	John 6:16-21	Jesus is present in the storm
6. The man born blind	John 9:1-41	Jesus is the light of the world
7. Raising Lazarus	John 11:1-44	Jesus is the resurrection and the life

Why did Jesus perform miracles?

The Gospels give several reasons, and they do not compete with each other.

• Compassion. Matthew says Jesus “had compassion on them and healed their sick” (Matthew 14:14). Many of the miracles have no stated purpose beyond the person in front of him.

• Authority. After the first exorcism at Capernaum, Luke records the people saying, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” (Luke 4:36). The miracles back up what Jesus teaches.

• Fulfilment of promise. When John the Baptist’s followers ask whether Jesus is the one who was to come, Jesus answers, “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). He is pointing to what the prophets promised.

• Faith. John says the signs are written “that you may believe” (John 20:31). Jesus does not treat them as a trick that forces belief.

It is worth noticing what Jesus refused to do. When some asked him for a sign on demand, he sighed deeply and said, “no sign will be given to it” (Mark 8:12). In his home town of Nazareth, Mark records that “He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them” (Mark 6:5). The Gospels never present miracles as entertainment.

Where do Christians differ on the miracles of Jesus?

Almost all Christians agree that the Gospels record Jesus as a healer and miracle worker. They differ on what that means. This is a fair summary of the main positions, not a ranking of them.

• Historic and traditional readings. Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and most Protestant churches have long taught that the miracles happened as the Gospels describe them and that they show Jesus is the Son of God.

• Symbolic or literary readings. Some Christians, especially in more liberal traditions, treat certain stories as symbolic, as acts of faith and community or as later storytelling shaped by the church’s faith. They still value what each story says about Jesus.

• Do miracles continue today? Pentecostal and charismatic Christians, along with many in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, believe God still heals and works wonders. Cessationists, found in some Reformed and Baptist circles, hold that the miraculous gifts of the apostles’ age ended with that age. Many others sit between the two, praying for healing and trusting God’s timing.

Other faiths. Islam honours Jesus (Isa) as a prophet and teaches that he performed miracles by God’s permission, including healing the blind and the leper and raising the dead (Quran 3:49). Muslims do not hold that he is the Son of God. Jewish tradition does not regard Jesus as the Messiah and does not read these deeds as signs of that. Historians who make no faith claim at all commonly accept that Jesus had a reputation as a healer and exorcist in his own lifetime, while leaving open what caused it.

What Scripture itself says is clear. The Gospels present the miracles as signs, and what they signify is who Jesus is. Whether you read them as history, parable or something in between, they are the best-known way the New Testament introduces him.

Do miracles still happen today?

Many people say yes. The American Bible Society’s State of the Bible research for 2026, as reported by Faithwire, found that 48% of Americans believe they have received a miraculous answer to prayer, and that 35% say they have personally experienced or seen a divine healing. Among practicing Christians, the share who report a miraculous answer to prayer was close to 90%. These are self-reported experiences, not proof of any particular event, and the survey does not tell us what each person experienced. It does show that belief in miracles is widespread.

Christians who read the Gospels carefully usually draw two cautions. First, a healing story is not a promise that every prayer for healing will be answered in the way we hope. Second, a person who is not healed has not failed, and nobody should be told they lack faith. The Gospels teach faith and also contain Jesus’ own prayers that were not simply answered as he wished.

If you want to think more about faith and trust, our guide to What Is Faith? explores how the Bible describes believing when you cannot see how things will turn out.

How can I read the miracles of Jesus for myself?

A list is a good map, but the stories are meant to be read. If you are new to the Gospels, here is a simple route through five of them, each from a different group:

• Start with Mark 4:35-41, the calming of the storm. It is short and vivid.

• Read Luke 7:11-17, the widow’s son at Nain, for the compassion of Jesus.

• Read John 9, the man born blind, slowly. It is a whole chapter and rewards a second reading.

• Read John 6:1-15, the feeding of the 5,000, the only miracle in all four Gospels.

• Finish with John 11:1-44, the raising of Lazarus, and ask what “I am the resurrection and the life” means to you.

For help getting started with the whole Bible, see our guide to how to start reading the Bible, and if you want a gentler way to test what you have learned, try the Bible trivia hub with 100 questions. For the order of the Gospels and every other book, see the Books of the Bible guide. If you want more facts about his life, read 100 Facts About Jesus.

A short reflection and prayer

Every miracle on this page began with someone who needed something: a mother whose child was ill, a man who could not see, friends who had run out of wine, fishermen whose nets were empty. None of them was given a lecture first. Jesus asked a question, took a hand, or simply spoke.

You might take a quiet moment to ask which of these people is closest to where you are today. Then pray in your own words, or use this simple prayer:

Lord Jesus, you saw people others overlooked, and you stopped for them. Help me to bring you what I cannot fix, and to trust you with it. Where I am afraid, give me peace. Where I am tired, give me what I need for today. Make me kind to those who are suffering, and keep me from using faith as a weapon against anyone who is struggling. Amen.

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Frequently asked questions about the miracles of Jesus

How many miracles did Jesus perform?

The Gospels narrate 35 separate miracles in detail, and this page lists every one. Some lists give 37 or say nearly forty, because overlapping accounts and summary statements can be grouped in different ways. The Gospels also say Jesus did many more that were not written down (John 20:30; John 21:25).

What was the first miracle of Jesus?

In John's Gospel the first of Jesus' signs was turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana in Galilee (John 2:1-11). John says it was there that Jesus “revealed his glory”. Matthew, Mark and Luke open with healings and exorcisms in and around Capernaum, so the first miracle depends on which Gospel you follow.

Which miracle of Jesus is in all four Gospels?

The feeding of the 5,000 is the only miracle recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15). John adds the detail that the loaves came from a boy. The next most widely told stories, such as the calming of the storm and the healing of Jairus' daughter, appear in three Gospels.

What are the miracles of Jesus in order?

The Gospels do not give one agreed order, because each writer arranged his material differently. John's Gospel is the only one that numbers any signs, calling the water into wine the first and the healing of the official's son the second (John 4:54). This page groups the 35 miracles by kind instead: healings, nature, provision, deliverance and raising the dead.

What is the difference between a miracle and a sign?

A miracle is an event that goes beyond ordinary explanation, and a sign is a miracle that points to something beyond itself. John prefers the word sign, because for him each deed shows who Jesus is: the bread of life, the light of the world, the resurrection and the life. The other Gospels use words such as powerful deeds or wonders.

Did Jesus perform miracles that are not in the Bible?

The Bible says yes. John writes that Jesus “performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book” (John 20:30). The summaries in Matthew 4:23 and Mark 1:34 describe many healings and exorcisms with no names given, so the 35 on this page are a selection, not the full total.

Key takeaways

• The Gospels narrate 35 separate miracles of Jesus in detail: 17 healings, 3 nature miracles, 6 of provision, 6 of deliverance and 3 raisings from the dead.

• The count depends on how overlapping accounts are grouped, which is why some lists say 37 and others say nearly forty.

• The feeding of the 5,000 is the only miracle in all four Gospels. Seventeen of the 35 are told in only one Gospel.

• John calls the miracles signs, because they point to who Jesus is, and his Gospel was written “that you may believe” (John 20:31).

• Christians differ on whether the miracles were literal events, how to read the exorcism accounts and whether miracles continue today.

• The healing stories never say that illness is caused by a lack of faith, and nothing in them replaces medical care.

References and further reading

• Bible Gateway: John 20 (NIV) for the text of John's statement of purpose for the signs.

• US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Introduction to the Gospel of John for a scholarly reading of John's signs.

• American Bible Society: State of the Bible for the annual research on American beliefs and experiences, including answered prayer.

Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), copyright Biblica. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Conclusion

The miracles of Jesus are not a collection of tricks. In the Gospels they are acts of compassion and authority that answer a question the people around him kept asking: who is this? Whether you came for a quick list or a deeper look, we hope you can now find any story in the four Gospels and see why it was told.

The most useful next step is to read one of them slowly for yourself. Explore more Christian guides on jesuslightstudio.com, starting with Who Was Jesus Christ? and Why Did Jesus Die?.