The signs worked by Jesus attest that the Father has sent him. They invite belief in him. To those who turn to him in faith, he grants what they ask. So miracles strengthen faith in the One who does his Father’s works; they bear witness that he is the Son of God. But his miracles can also be occasions for “offence”; they are not intended to satisfy people’s curiosity or desire for magic. Despite his evident miracles some people reject Jesus; he is even accused of acting by the power of demons. Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church #548
Miracles of Jesus in the Gospels
Eucharist Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding Five Thousand | Loaves multiplied | Mt 14:13-21 | Mk 6:34-44 | Lk 9:10-17 | Jn 6:1-13 | 4 |
| Feeding Four Thousand | Loaves multiplied | Mt 15:32-39 | Mk 8:1-10 | 2 | ||
| Total | Miracles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Please note: Eucharist Miracles are miracles that are symbolic of the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, the source and the summit of the Catholic faith (CCC 1324, 1347).
“The feeding miracle thus points forward to the greater miracle of the Eucharist.” Source: Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, the Gospel of Luke, p.177
Glorious Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resurrection | Jesus raised from the dead | Mt 28:1-10 | Mk 16:1-20 | Lk 24:1-53 | Jn 20:1-31 | 4 |
| Ascension | Jesus ascended into heaven | Mk 16:19-20 | Lk 24:50-53 | Jn 20:17 | 3 | |
| Total | Miracles | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Nature Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding at Cana | Water into wine | Jn 2:1-11 | 1 | |||
| The Call of Simon | Catch of many fish | Lk 5:1-11 | 1 | |||
| Calming of Storm | Winds and sea calm | Mt 8:23-27 | Mk 4:35-41 | Lk 8:22-25 | 3 | |
| Walks on Water | Jesus walks on water | Mt 14:22-33 | Mk 6:45-51 | Jn 6:15-21 | 3 | |
| Temple Tax | Coin in fish’s mouth | Mt 17:24-27 | 1 | |||
| Cursing the Fig Tree | Jesus withers fig tree | Mt 21:18-22 | Mk 11:12-14 | 2 | ||
| Jesus Appearance | Catch many fish | Jn 21:1-14 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Healing Miracles – Deaf and Blind
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Deaf Man | Deaf man healed | Mk 7:31-37 | 1 | |||
| Healing Two Blind Men | 2 blind men healed | Mt 9:27-31 | 1 | |||
| Blind Man of Bethsaida | Blind man healed | Mk 8:22-26 | 1 | |||
| The Man Born Blind | Born blind healed | Jn 9:1-41 | 1 | |||
| Healing Blind Man/Men | Bartimaeus healed | Mt 20:29-34 | Mk 10:46-52 | Lk 18:35-43 | 3 | |
| Cleansing the Temple | Blind / lame healed | Mt 21:14 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Healing Miracles – Deformed and Disease
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man with a Wither Hand | Withered hand restored | Mt 12:9-13 | Mk 3:1-6 | Lk 6:6-11 | 3 | |
| The Cleansing of a Leper | Leper cleansed | Mt 8:1-4 | Mk 1:40-45 | Lk 5:12-15 | 3 | |
| Cleansing of Ten Lepers | Ten Lepers cleansed | Lk 17:11-19 | 1 | |||
| Woman w/ Hemorrhage | Hemorrhage healed | Mt 9:20-22 | Mk 5:24-34 | Lk 8:40-48 | 3 | |
| Healing on the Sabbath | Man with dropsy healed | Lk 14:1-16 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
Healing Miracles – Paralyzed and Crippled
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing a Paralytic | Paralyzed man healed | Mt 9:1-8 | Mk 2:1-12 | Lk 5:18-26 | 3 | |
| Cure on a Sabbath | Crippled man healed | Jn 5:1-17 | 1 | |||
| Cure Crippled Woman | Crippled woman healed | Lk 13:10-17 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Healing Miracles – Wounded
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrest of Jesus | Ear of Malchus healed | Lk 22:47-53 | Jn 18:10-11 | 2 | ||
| Total | Miracles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Healing Miracles – Sick and Dying
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servant Healed | Servant healed | Mt 8:5-13 | Lk 7:1-10 | 2 | ||
| Second Sign at Cana | Official’s son healed | Jn 4:46-54 | 1 | |||
| Peter’s Mother-in-law | Mother healed | Mt 8:14-15 | Mk 1:29-31 | Lk 4:38-39 | 3 | |
| Rejection at Nazareth | A few sick healed | Mk 6:1-6 | 1 | |||
| Healings Gennesaret | Touch Jesus’ garment | Mt 14:34-36 | Mk 6:53-56 | 2 | ||
| Total | Miracles | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Healing Miracles – Multitudes
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Healings | Jesus cured all the sick | Mt 8:16-17 | Mk 1:32-34 | Lk 4:40-41 | 3 | |
| Ministering Many | Cured diseases and ill | Mt 4:23-25 | 1 | |||
| Compassion of Jesus | Cured diseases and ill | Mt 9:35 | 1 | |||
| Many People Healed | Cured on a mountain | Mt 15:29-31 | 1 | |||
| Marriage and Divorce | Cured many in Judea | Mt 19:1-2 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Total Healing Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple | Deaf and Blind | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Multiple | Deformed and Disease | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Multiple | Paralyzed, Crippled | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Arrest of Jesus | Wounded | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Multiple | Sick and Dying | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Multiple | Multitudes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | Miracles | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
Restoration Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raising of Widow’s Son | Widow’s son raised | Lk 7:11-17 | 1 | |||
| The Official’s Daughter | Jairus’ daughter raised | Mt 9:23-26 | Mk 5:35-43 | Lk 8:49-56 | 3 | |
| The Raising of Lazarus | Lazarus raised | Jn 11:1-45 | 1 | |||
| Total | Miracles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Exorcism Miracles
| Passage | Miracle | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temptation of Jesus | Rebuked the devil | Mt 4:1-11 | Mk 1:12-13 | Lk 4:1-13 | 3 | |
| Ministering Many | Cured the possessed | Mt 4:24 | 1 | |||
| Peter’s Mother-in-law | Rebuked the fever | Mt 8:14-15 | Mk 1:29-31 | Lk 4:38-39 | 3 | |
| Other Healings | Drove out demons | Mt 8:16-17 | Mk 1:32-34 | Lk 4:40-41 | 3 | |
| The Cure of a Demoniac | Rebuked the demon | Mk 1:21-27 | Lk 4:31-37 | 2 | ||
| Calming of Storm at Sea | Rebuked wind, sea | Mt 8:23-27 | Mk 4:35-41 | Lk 8:22-25 | 3 | |
| Gadarene and Gerasene | Demoniac(s) healed | Mt 8:28-34 | Mk 5:1-20 | Lk 8:26-39 | 3 | |
| Healing Mute Person | Mute demon | Mt 9:32-34 | 1 | |||
| Jesus and Beelzebul | Cured mute demoniac | Mt 12:22-32 | Lk 11:14-23 | 2 | ||
| Healing Girl w/ Demon | Daughter healed | Mt 1521:28 | Mk 7:24-28 | 2 | ||
| Healing Boy w/ Demon | Rebuked the demon | Mt 17:14-20 | Mk 9:14-29 | Lk 9:37-43 | 3 | |
| Cure Crippled Woman | Cripple spirit cast out | Lk 13:10-17 | 1 | |||
| Another Exorcist | Demons driven out | Mk 9:38-41 | Lk 9:49-50 | 2 | ||
| Total | Exorcisms | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
“In his kindness, our Lord wished to strengthen your faith, for without it, Christ could not have performed many of his miracles.” + St. Jerome Emiliani, bishop 1481-1537 A.D.
