Jesus Christ’s Divine Sovereignty: The Miracles

The miracles of Jesus recorded in the Gospels serve as “signs” to demonstrate his divinity and compassion. They are traditionally categorized into four types: power over nature, healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead.

Here is a comprehensive list of the miracles of Jesus Christ with their corresponding scriptural references. Hover over the scriptures to read the text.

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Miracles Over Nature

These miracles demonstrated Christ’s authority over the physical laws of the universe.

Miracle	Scripture Reference(s)
Turning water into wine	John 2:1-2, 3-4. 5-6, 7-8, 9-11
Calming the storm	Matt 8:23-24, 25-27; Mark 4:35-36, 37-38, 39-41; Luke 8:22-23, 24-25
Feeding the 5,000	Matt 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14
Walking on water	Matt 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21
Feeding the 4,000	Matt 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-9
Coin in the fish’s mouth	Matt 17:24-27
Cursing the fig tree	Matt 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14
First miraculous catch of fish	Luke 5:1-11
Second miraculous catch of fish	John 21:1-14

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Miracles of Healing

The most frequent type of miracle, showing Jesus’ power over physical infirmity and suffering.

Miracle	Scripture Reference(s)
Healing an official’s son	John 4:46; 47; 48-49; 50-51; 52-53, 54
Healing Peter’s mother-in-law	Matt 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-30,31; Luke 4:38-39
Healing a leper	Matt 8:1-2, 3-4; Mark 1:40-41, 42-43, 44-45; Luke 5:12-13, 14-15, 16
Healing a centurion’s servant	Matt 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10
Healing a paralyzed man	Matt 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26
Healing a woman with an issue of blood	Matt 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48
Healing two blind men	Matt 9:27-31
Healing a man’s withered hand	Matt 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11
Healing a man at the pool of Bethesda	John 5:1-15
Healing a deaf and mute man	Mark 7:31-37
Healing a blind man at Bethsaida	Mark 8:22-26
Healing a man born blind	John 9:1-12
Healing a woman bent double for 18 years	Luke 13:10-17
Healing a man with dropsy	Luke 14:1-6
Healing ten lepers	Luke 17:11-19
Healing Bartimaeus (blindness)	Matt 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43
Restoring a severed ear (Malchus)	Luke 22:50-51

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Miracles Over the Spirit Realm (Exorcisms)

These events displayed Jesus’ spiritual authority over demonic forces.

• Man in the synagogue with an unclean spirit: Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37

• The Gadarene/Gerasene demoniacs: Matt 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39

• A mute, demon-possessed man: Matt 9:32-34

• A blind and mute demoniac: Matt 12:22; Luke 11:14

• The Syrophoenician woman’s daughter: Matt 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30

• A boy with an unclean spirit: Matt 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43

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Miracles Over Death (Resurrections)

These were the ultimate signs of Christ’s power before his own resurrection.

1. The widow’s son at Nain: Luke 7:11-17

2. Jairus’ daughter: Matt 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56

3. Lazarus: John 11:1-44

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Note: The Gospel of John concludes by stating that Jesus performed many other signs not recorded in the book—so many that “even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written” (John 21:25).