Discover how many miracles Jesus did and what they are

How many miracles did Jesus do? The miracles of Jesus are the supernatural events whose authorship is attributed to Jesus Christ, which were performed in the course of his public earthly life that lasted 3 years, according to the Bible, and which have been collected in the four canonical gospels, John, Matthew, Luke and Mark. Here we will show you a review of how many there are and what those miracles were.

¿How many miracles did Jesus perform??

These miracles have been classified into four types: cures, exorcisms, resurrection of the dead and control over nature.

In relation to the number of miracles that Jesus did, it will depend on the way in which they have been counted, being an example of this the miracle that was performed on the daughter of Jairus, in which a woman is healed and a girl is resurrected, but both events have been narrated in the same paragraphs of the Gospels, and generally together. For what seems to be the same miracle, due to symbolic facts, such as the fact that the girl was 12 years old and that the woman who was healed had been ill for 12 years, for which reason this has been the subject of various interpretations.

These events classified as miraculous caused the indignation of the scribes and the teachers of the Jewish law. Therefore, the scribes, Pharisees and other contemporaries of Jesus, related to the practice of the Jewish faith, attributed them to a collusion with the evil one. Faced with these accusations, Jesus had to vigorously defend himself.

The Canonical Gospels

According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus not only had the power to expel demons from people, but also transmitted that power to his followers. Mention is even made of a man who, without being a follower of Jesus , managed to successfully expel demons from people on his behalf.

According to the gospel that was written by Matthew 11: 20-24, Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum, which is also mentioned as Capernaum, were the cities in which Jesus performed most of his miracles, due to the fact that its inhabitants still do not they repented of their sins.

According to the Gospel of John 14:10-14, Jesus asks his apostles to have faith in the works he has done, because he is the Father (God) and they are done through him. He also explains to them that whatever they ask of the Father in his name, he will grant, so that the Father can be glorified in the Son.

Miracles in the Canonical Gospels

According to the canonical gospels, Jesus performed twenty-four miracles related to healing people who were sick for various reasons, so let's try to make a classification

Seven healings of unclean spirits

In the passages that we will remember next, it is narrated that even the demons prostrate themselves before Jesus at his feet, obey him and recognize him as the Holy Son of God, so we are going to tell them briefly.

• The miracle of the Gerasa region: It was about a man who was possessed by many unclean spirits who called themselves Legion, Jesus caused those demons to be expelled and they entered a herd of pigs, which then died.
• We also have the narrative about the world: In this case, Jesus made a dumb man regain his speech and the people were amazed, but the Pharisees maintained that it was thanks to the prince of demons that Jesus was able to perform his supposed miracles.
• Another miracle mentioned is the case of the man who was demon-possessed and was blind and dumb, whom Jesus was able to heal and return to normal.

• There is also the miracle of the daughter of the Canaanite, cited in Mt. 15:21-28, and Mc. 7:24-30: It was a miracle carried out in the region of Tire and Sidon, at the request and thanks to the faith of the victim's mother.
• The epileptic child, quoted in Mt. 17:14-21, Mc. 9:14-29 and Lk. 9:37-43: In this case the disciples traveling with Jesus could not heal the child because they lacked faith, but Jesus did.
• The case of the synagogue in Capernaum is narrated in Mc. 1:21-28 and Lk. 4:31-37: In this, a man was healed on the holy day of rest, and Jesus was rebuked by the priests of the Jewish faith for having performed the healing on the holy day.
• Mary Magdalene, quoted in Lc. 8:1-3: This is one of the most widespread miracles, in which Jesus manages to expel 7 demons from the body of Mary Magdalene. It is also narrated that he managed to heal many other women, including Juana, who was Chuza's wife, who served as Herod's mayor, and Susana.

Five healings of paralytics

• It happened that the centurion's servant in Capernaum, quoted in Mt. 8:5-13 and in Lc. 7: 1-10: He was healed by Jesus at a distance, by request and thanks to the faith of the centurion. What is not yet clear is whether the similar miracle reported in the Gospel of John is the same miracle, since the cured in this case is the son of a courtier, although the details of the narrative are exactly the same.
• A paralytic from Capernaum was also miraculously healed, quoted in Mt. 9:1-8, Mr. 2:1-12, and Lk. 5: 17-26): he was prostrate, he was healed by Jesus and his sins were also forgiven. Following this event, the scribes of the Jerusalem Temple accused Jesus of blasphemy.
• The miracle of the healing of the man with the withered hand is narrated in Mt. 12:9-14, Mk. 3:1-6 and in Lk. 6:6-11): When Jesus healed him, the Pharisees became enraged and began to murmur planning the destruction of Jesus.

• The miracle of the woman in the synagogue who was bent over and could not straighten up is also narrated, Lc. 13:10-17: It turned out that this healing also took place on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest, and also in a synagogue, which is why Jesus was heavily criticized.
• The miracle of Jerusalem, which is narrated in Jn. 5:1-18: In this case, the man had been sick for thirty-eight years and was also healed on a Sabbath, at a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew.

Four healings of the blind

• First we have the miracle of the healing of the two blind men in Capernaum, which is quoted in Mt.9:27-31.
• The miracle done to Bartimaeus, that of Jericho, is also narrated in Mt. 20:29-34, Mc. 10:46-52 and in Lk. 18: 35-43, which is also collected in the Koran: Bartimaeus begged him for mercy and Jesus cured him and told him that he was saved thanks to his faith.
• The healing of the blind man from Bethsaida, quoted in Mc. 8:22-26: In this case Jesus healed him by putting spittle in his eyes and laying hands on him. It happened that when Jesus arrived at Betsaida they brought him a blind man, begging him to touch him. Taking the blind man by the hand, Jesus led him out of the village, and putting saliva in his eyes, placed his hands on him and asked him: Do you see anything?

Looking up, he said: I see men as walking trees. Then he put his hands over his eyes again, and his sight began to come back and he was cured, so that he saw everything clearly. And Jesus sent him to his house saying: Do not even enter the village.

• The miracle of the healing of the man born blind is cited in Jn. 9: 1-41: Jesus healed him by rubbing mud made with his own saliva into the blind man's eyes, whom he then commanded to wash and purify himself in the pool of Siloam.

Two healings of lepers

• The miracle of healing a leper from Galilee is mentioned in Mt. 8:1-4, Mk. 1:40-45 and in Lk. 5:12-16, which can also be found in the Egerton gospel and in the Koran): this leper was healed by being touched by the hand of Jesus.
• Then we find the miracle of the healing of ten lepers, cited in Lk. 17: 11-19: It happened that they were on their way to Jerusalem and Jesus cured them only with the power of his word.

six other healings

• The healing of the fever of Peter's mother-in-law, quoted in Mt. 8:14-15, Mk. 1:29-31 and in Lk. 4: 38-39): It happened that Simon Peter's mother-in-law was healed in her house in Capernaum, just by being touched by the hand of Jesus.
• We also find the account of the healing of the woman with the issue of blood in Mt. 9:20-22, Mc. 5:25-34 and in Lk. 8:41-48): she was healed just by touching Jesus' cloak. She was a woman sick with an issue of blood for twelve years, she approached Jesus from behind her and touched the edge of her cloak, because she said to herself that if she only touched the cloak of she, she would be saved. But Jesus, turning and looking at her, said: Take heart, daughter; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that moment.
• A deaf-mute in the Decapolis, quoted in Mc. 7:31-37: In this case, Jesus healed him by putting his fingers in his ears, spitting, touching his tongue, and saying, "Ephathah," which means open.
• The case of hydropic, cited in Lc. 14:1-6: This healing was done on a Sabbath in the house of one of the leading Pharisees.

• Malco's ear, quoted in Lk. 22:50-51: it happened that when they were going to arrest Jesus, one of his disciples attacked with a sword a guard of the temple, who was accompanying the Roman guards, and cut off his ear, Jesus healed him by restoring the ear to his place and rebuked his disciple for that action.
• The miraculous healing of the son of the high official of the king is also narrated, in Jn. 4: 46-54: Jesus and the officer were in Cana, and the dying child was in Capernaum and Jesus cured him by the faith of his father.

Cures done in a generic way

Adding to the cures that have already been mentioned, we can find passages in the gospels that refer to occasions in which Jesus cured in a generic way, related to various diseases. Five are mentioned below:

• Touring Galilee, in Mt. 4:23-25 ​​and in Lk. 16:17-19.
• At sunset, in Mt. 8:16-17, Mr. 1:32-34 and in Lk. 4:40-41.
• By the Sea of ​​Galilee, quoted in Mt. 15:29-31.
• In the Temple, narrated in Mt. 21:14-15.
• When Jesus retires to the sea with his disciples, in Mk 3:7-12.

Ten miracles about nature

According to the canonical gospels, Jesus also performed ten miracles related to nature and its phenomena, in which the absolute obedience of natural forces to the authority of the son of God is glimpsed.

• The miracle of the calming storm is cited in Mt. 8:23-27, Mr. 4:35-41 and in Lk 8:22-25: It happened while they were at the Sea of ​​Galilee. Seeing the fear of his disciples, Jesus tells them that they are men of little faith, since they think they will perish.
• Walking on water is a miracle cited in Mt. 14:22-27, Mr.6:45-52 and in Jn. 6:16-21: At first the disciples thought they were seeing a ghost over the water and they cried out in fear until they realized it was Jesus. They were going in a boat to Capernaum.
• The first multiplication of the loaves and fishes is quoted in Mt. 14:13-21, Mr. 6:30-44, Lk. 9:10-17 and in Jn. 6:1-14): This is the only miracle that is recorded in all four canonical gospels. It was carried out on a mountain in Galilee, located in the desert near Lake Tiberias.
• The case of the coin in the mouth of the fish is also narrated in Mt. 17:24-27: it happens when Jesus commanded Peter to bring money from the mouth of a fish to pay taxes.
• When the fig tree dried up is quoted in Mt. 21:18-22: in this case, Jesus commanded the fig tree to dry up, ordering it never to bear fruit again. This miracle shows the importance and power of faith. Jesus affirms that with faith mountains can be moved.
• The second multiplication of the loaves and fishes is quoted in Mark 8:1-10: this miracle was performed in the desert.
• Likewise, mention is made of a miraculous catch of fish in Lk. 5:1-11: Occurred at Lake Gennesaret. After this miracle, Simon Peter, James and John became disciples of Jesus.
• The Transfiguration of Jesus is narrated in Mt. 17:1-13, Mr. 9:2-13 and in Lk. 9:28-36.
• Also the transubstantiation of bread and wine in the body and blood of Christ is narrated in Mt. 26:26-29, Mr. 14:22-25, Lk. 22:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, and 1 Peter 1:16-18: it happened during the Last Supper and from there the Christian Eucharist was born.
• The Wedding at Cana, mentioned in Jn. 2: 1-12: it happened that while at a wedding, the wine ran out and Jesus, accompanied by his mother and being present, turned the water into wine. According to the Gospel of Saint John, this was the first sign performed by Jesus, at the beginning of his public ministry, and it was performed at the request of the Virgin Mary, his mother.

Four miracles about resurrection

• Jesus brought back to life a twelve-year-old girl, who was the daughter of Jairus, quoted in Mark 5:38-43 and in Lk. 8:49-56: in this case Jesus stated that the girl was not dead, but only asleep. As we have mentioned before, this miracle can have several interpretations.
• Lazarus of Bethany, quoted in Jn. 11:38-44, and it is also found in the Koran: it happened that Lazarus of Bethany, a friend of Jesus since childhood, had already been dead for four days and was buried in a cave. When Jesus arrived, his sisters informed him that it was already too late and Jesus ordered the tomb to be opened, from which Lazarus walked out at his request.

It happened that the sepulcher was a cave covered with a stone. Jesus ordered the stone to be removed. Marta, the deceased's sister, told him: Sir, it already smells bad, because he has been buried for four days. Jesus replied: Have I not told you that if you believe you will see the glory of God? So they removed the stone.

Jesus, looking up, said: Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. I knew that you always listen to me, but I have said it for the crowd that is around, so that they believe that you sent me. And after saying this, he shouted with a loud voice: Lazarus, come out! And the one who was dead came out bound hand and foot with bandages, and his face wrapped with a shroud. Jesus said to them: Untie him and let him walk.

• The son of the widow of the city of Nain, quoted in Lk. 7: 11.17: in this resurrection Jesus took pity on the widow when he saw her cry for the death of her son, he touched the coffin in which they carried the boy and ordered him to get up from her.
• The Resurrection of Jesus, narrated in Mt. 28:1-10, Mr. 16:1-8 and Lk. 14:1-12 which happened on the third day after his crucifixion

The other miracles commonly called resurrections are actually reanimations, that is, a return to the previous life (the daughter of Jairus, the son of the widow of Nain, and Lazarus). But the resurrection of Jesus represents the definitive triumph over death, since “once raised from the dead, he dies no more; from now on death no longer has power over him" (Romans 6:9). For Christians, the resurrection of Jesus is what identifies his divinity.

Miracles in the Apocryphal Gospels

Those that were included in the Bible during the Council of Nicaea in 325 are usually called apocryphal gospels, but their existence is also known, and some of them also narrate miracles performed by Jesus.

Secret Gospel of Mark

• Resurrection of the rich young man, this miracle is taken from a fragment of the secret gospel of Mark. In it he explains that Jesus taught the young man the secrets of the Kingdom of God.

Infancy Gospel attributed to Thomas

Several facts are narrated in this apocryphal gospel:

• Sparrows made of clay (part II): in the Gospel it is narrated that Jesus, at the age of five, gave life to twelve sparrows made of clay on a Saturday.
• Resurrection of the fallen child on a terrace (part IX): in this case it is narrated that Jesus was accused of having made the child fall and Jesus resurrects him for any answer.
• Resurrection of the young man who cut wood (part X): It happened that a young man bled to death by cutting the sole of his foot with the axe, Jesus resurrected him and the crowds were amazed and admired him.

• Jesus at the fountain (part XI): in this case Jesus was only six years old.
• Multiplication of the grain of wheat (part XII): it happened when Jesus was eight years old and with the wheat that he multiplied, he was able to feed all the poor of the village, by collecting and grinding the sowing of a grain of wheat.
• Miracle of the two pieces of a bed (part XIII): Jesus helps his father Joseph with the task of making a bed.
• Jesus sickens and cures his second teacher (parts XIV-XV): Joseph took him to this teacher, whom Jesus cursed because he hit him on the head. But then he changed his mind and healed him upon hearing the good testimony that his third teacher gave about Him.
• Cure James from the bite of a viper (part XVI): The viper bit James in the hand, then Jesus blew on the wound and the viper was dead.
• Resurrection of a child (part XVII): in this case, Jesus took him by the chest and ordered him to revive. It was a boy from his neighborhood.
• Resurrection of a man (part XVIII): The man was resurrected and worshiped him and the people were impressed.

As can be seen from what we have narrated, the answer to the question, how many miracles did Jesus perform? It is very extensive, subject to interpretation and the facts will vary, according to the gospel being analyzed, but what is certain is that probably not all the wonders and miracles that Jesus performed during the years of his public life are known, so which may have been many more than those that were collected in the sacred scriptures.

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