37 of Jesus' Healing and Miracles in the Bible

Karen O'Reilly
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Imagine being blind your whole life.

You have never seen the faces of the people you love. Never watched a sunrise. Never seen the beauty of the world God created.

Then one day, you hear that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.

Crowds are pressing around Him, but you begin to shout for mercy.

And suddenly everything changes. In the Gospels, we repeatedly see people just like this—desperate, sick, broken, and hopeless—encountering Jesus. And when they do, everything changes.

While the Gospel writers tell us that Jesus performed far more miracles than could be recorded (John 21:25), Scripture specifically describes dozens of powerful moments in which Jesus demonstrated His authority over sickness, nature, demons, and even death. The Bible records Jesus' healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind, cleansing lepers, raising the dead, and demonstrating the power of God's kingdom.

“Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.” — John 20:30

In this post, we’ll walk through 37 healings and miracles of Jesus in the Bible, discovering what they teach us about Christ and why these miracles still matter for our faith today.

Why Jesus Performed Miracles

Jesus’ miracles had a purpose. They were not simply acts of kindness or moments of compassion—although they certainly included those things.

The miracles of Jesus showed:

• His authority over sickness

• His power over nature

• His victory over demons

• His authority even over death

They also confirmed that He was the Messiah.

As the Gospel of John explains:

“These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.” — John 20:31

Each miracle reveals something about who Jesus is and what the kingdom of God looks like.

37 of Jesus' Healing and Miracles in the Bible blog post

37 Jesus Healings and Miracles in the Bible

1. Water Turned Into Wine

📖 John 2:1–11

Jesus performs His first recorded miracle at a wedding in Cana by turning water into wine.

2. Healing the Official’s Son

📖 John 4:46–54

Jesus heals a royal official’s son from a distance simply by speaking the word.

3. The Miraculous Catch of Fish

📖 Luke 5:1–11

Jesus fills the disciples’ nets with fish after they had caught nothing all night.

4. Healing a Man With an Unclean Spirit

📖 Mark 1:23–28

Jesus commands an evil spirit to leave a man in the synagogue.

5. Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law

📖 Matthew 8:14–15

Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever.

6. Healing a Man With Leprosy

📖 Matthew 8:1–4

Jesus touches and cleanses a man suffering from leprosy.

7. Healing the Centurion’s Servant

📖 Matthew 8:5–13

Jesus heals a servant because of the centurion’s remarkable faith.

8. Healing a Paralyzed Man

📖 Mark 2:1–12

Friends lower a paralyzed man through a roof, and Jesus heals him.

9. Healing a Man With a Withered Hand

📖 Matthew 12:9–13

Jesus restores a man’s crippled hand on the Sabbath.

10. Calming the Storm

📖 Matthew 8:23–27

Jesus rebukes the wind and waves, and the sea becomes calm.

11. Casting Demons Into Pigs

📖 Mark 5:1–20

Jesus frees a man possessed by many demons.

12. Healing the Woman With the Issue of Blood

📖 Mark 5:25–34

A woman is healed instantly when she touches Jesus’ cloak.

13. Raising Jairus’ Daughter

📖 Mark 5:35–43

Jesus brings a young girl back to life.

14. Feeding the 5,000

📖 Matthew 14:13–21

Jesus multiplies five loaves and two fish to feed thousands.

15. Walking on Water

📖 Matthew 14:22–33

Jesus walks on the sea toward His disciples.

16. Healing Many at Gennesaret

📖 Matthew 14:34–36

People are healed simply by touching the edge of Jesus’ cloak.

17. Healing the Syrophoenician Woman’s Daughter

📖 Mark 7:24–30

Jesus delivers a girl from a demon because of her mother’s faith.

18. Healing a Deaf and Mute Man

📖 Mark 7:31–37

Jesus restores a man’s hearing and speech.

19. Feeding the 4,000

📖 Matthew 15:32–39

Jesus multiplies bread and fish again to feed a crowd.

20. Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaida

📖 Mark 8:22–26

Jesus restores sight to a blind man.

21. Healing a Boy With an Evil Spirit

📖 Mark 9:14–29

Jesus delivers a boy from a tormenting spirit.

22. Catching a Fish With a Coin

📖 Matthew 17:24–27

Jesus provides a temple tax through a miracle involving a fish.

23. Healing a Man Born Blind

📖 John 9:1–12

Jesus gives sight to a man who had been blind from birth.

24. Healing a Crippled Woman

📖 Luke 13:10–17

Jesus frees a woman who had been bent over for eighteen years.

25. Healing a Man With Dropsy

📖 Luke 14:1–6

Jesus heals a man suffering from swelling.

26. Healing Ten Lepers

📖 Luke 17:11–19

Ten men are healed, but only one returns to thank Jesus.

27. Raising the Widow’s Son

📖 Luke 7:11–17

Jesus brings a widow’s only son back to life.

28. Healing the Blind Beggar Bartimaeus

📖 Mark 10:46–52

Jesus restores sight to Bartimaeus.

29. Healing the Ear of the High Priest’s Servant

📖 Luke 22:50–51

Jesus heals a man’s ear during His arrest.

30. Healing the Nobleman’s Son

📖 John 4:46–54

Another miracle of healing from a distance.

31. Healing the Lame Man at Bethesda

📖 John 5:1–15

Jesus heals a man who had been disabled for 38 years.

32. Healing Two Blind Men

📖 Matthew 9:27–31

Jesus restores sight to two men who cry out to Him.

33. Healing a Demon-Possessed Man Who Could Not Speak

📖 Matthew 9:32–33

Jesus restores a man’s speech.

34. Healing a Man With Dropsy

📖 Luke 14:1–6

Jesus heals another man suffering from swelling.

35. Healing a Man With Leprosy

📖 Luke 5:12–16

Jesus cleanses a leper who kneels before Him.

36. The Second Miraculous Catch of Fish

📖 John 21:1–14

After the resurrection, Jesus fills the disciples’ nets again.

37. Raising Lazarus From the Dead

📖 John 11:1–44

One of the most powerful miracles recorded—Jesus raises Lazarus after four days in the tomb.

What Jesus’ Miracles Reveal

These miracles show us something powerful about Jesus.

They reveal:

• His compassion for suffering people

• His authority over sickness and nature

• His power over evil

• His victory over death itself

But most importantly, they point to who He truly is — the Son of God and the Savior of the world.

The blind received sight. The lame walked. The dead were raised.

These miracles showed that Jesus had authority over sickness, nature, demons, and even death itself.

But the greatest miracle of all was the mission He came to accomplish — bringing redemption to the world through the cross and resurrection.

From Genesis to Revelation, the entire Bible tells this story.

Discover the Bigger Story Behind Jesus’ Miracles

If reading about the miracles of Jesus has stirred your curiosity, you might be wondering something deeper:

How does the rest of the Bible point to Him?

The miracles recorded in the Gospels reveal Jesus’ power and compassion—but they are only part of a much bigger story. From the very beginning of Scripture, God was unfolding a plan of redemption that would ultimately lead to Christ.

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By the end of the study, the Bible will no longer feel like disconnected stories—you’ll see the beautiful thread of God’s redemption woven through every book.

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