33 Miracles of Jesus

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Here is a list of the miracles attributed to Jesus as recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). These miracles are traditionally categorized into healings, exorcisms, nature miracles, and raising the dead. Below is a comprehensive list based on biblical accounts:

### Healing Miracles
1. **Healing a leper** (Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-16)
- Jesus cleanses a man with leprosy by touching him.
2. **Healing a centurion's servant** (Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10)
- Jesus heals a paralyzed servant from a distance, praising the centurion’s faith.
3. **Healing Peter’s mother-in-law** (Matthew 8:14-15, Mark 1:29-31, Luke 4:38-39)
- Jesus heals her of a fever by touching her hand.
4. **Healing a paralytic** (Matthew 9:2-8, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:17-26)
- Jesus forgives his sins and heals him, telling him to rise and walk.
5. **Healing a withered hand** (Matthew 12:9-13, Mark 3:1-6, Luke 6:6-11)
- Jesus restores a man’s shriveled hand on the Sabbath.
6. **Healing a woman with a hemorrhage** (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48)
- A woman touches Jesus’ cloak and is healed of a 12-year bleeding condition.
7. **Healing two blind men** (Matthew 9:27-31)
- Jesus touches their eyes, and they regain sight due to their faith.
8. **Healing a mute man possessed by a demon** (Matthew 9:32-33)
- Jesus casts out the demon, and the man speaks.
9. **Healing a man with dropsy (edema)** (Luke 14:1-6)
- Jesus heals him on the Sabbath in a Pharisee’s house.
10. **Healing ten lepers** (Luke 17:11-19)
- Jesus cleanses ten lepers, but only one returns to thank him.
11. **Healing a blind man at Bethsaida** (Mark 8:22-26)
- Jesus spits on his eyes and restores his sight in stages.
12. **Healing blind Bartimaeus** (Matthew 20:29-34, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 18:35-43)
- Jesus heals a blind beggar who calls out to him.
13. **Healing a deaf and mute man** (Mark 7:31-37)
- Jesus puts his fingers in the man’s ears, spits, and touches his tongue.
14. **Healing a crippled woman** (Luke 13:10-17)
- Jesus heals a woman bent over for 18 years on the Sabbath.
15. **Healing the high priest’s servant’s ear** (Luke 22:50-51)
- Jesus heals the ear cut off by Peter during his arrest.

### Exorcisms
16. **Casting out a demon in the synagogue** (Mark 1:23-28, Luke 4:31-37)
- Jesus expels an unclean spirit from a man in Capernaum.
17. **Healing a demon-possessed boy** (Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, Luke 9:37-43)
- Jesus casts out a spirit causing seizures after the disciples fail.
18. **Healing a mute demoniac** (Matthew 9:32-34, Luke 11:14-15)
- Jesus exorcises a demon, allowing the man to speak.
19. **Healing the Gerasene demoniac** (Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39)
- Jesus casts demons into a herd of pigs, freeing a violent man.
20. **Healing a Syrophoenician woman’s daughter** (Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-30)
- Jesus exorcises a demon from a Gentile girl remotely.

### Nature Miracles
21. **Turning water into wine** (John 2:1-11)
- Jesus transforms water into wine at a wedding in Cana.
22. **Calming the storm** (Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25)
- Jesus rebukes the wind and waves, calming a storm on the Sea of Galilee.
23. **Feeding the 5,000** (Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-15)
- Jesus multiplies five loaves and two fish to feed a large crowd.
24. **Walking on water** (Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-52, John 6:16-21)
- Jesus walks on the Sea of Galilee and calms Peter’s fears.
25. **Feeding the 4,000** (Matthew 15:32-39, Mark 8:1-10)
- Jesus multiplies seven loaves and a few fish for another crowd.
26. **Finding a coin in a fish’s mouth** (Matthew 17:24-27)
- Jesus instructs Peter to find a coin in a fish to pay the temple tax.
27. **Cursing the fig tree** (Matthew 21:18-22, Mark 11:12-14, 20-25)
- Jesus causes a barren fig tree to wither as a lesson in faith.

### Raising the Dead
28. **Raising Jairus’ daughter** (Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-56)
- Jesus brings a synagogue leader’s daughter back to life.
29. **Raising the widow’s son at Nain** (Luke 7:11-17)
- Jesus raises a young man during his funeral procession.
30. **Raising Lazarus** (John 11:1-44)
- Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb after four days of death.

### Other Notable Miracles
31. **The miraculous catch of fish (first instance)** (Luke 5:1-11)
- Jesus fills Peter’s nets with fish after a fruitless night.
32. **The miraculous catch of fish (post-resurrection)** (John 21:1-14)
- Jesus directs the disciples to a large catch after his resurrection.
33. **Healing a nobleman’s son** (John 4:46-54)
- Jesus heals a boy near death from a distance in Cana.

This list includes 33 distinct miracles, though some scholars count more or fewer depending on how they categorize events (e.g., combining similar healings or treating parallel accounts as one). The Gospels also mention that Jesus performed many other miracles not specifically detailed (e.g., John 20:30-31, John 21:25).
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