The miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ are widely known even outside the Christian world. It’s unlikely that anyone will be able to list all the miracles of Christ right away, but they will definitely name a couple of famous events. In this article, we will remember everything that Jesus did in the Bible, talk about the role of these events in the life of a Christian, and also find out whether any other miracles of Christ are known.
The miracle of the healing of ten lepers. Fresco
Jesus Christ performed 35 miracles in the canonical Gospels
In total, the canonical Gospels contain 35 miracles of Jesus Christ. In the world they are known under the following names:
- Turning water into wine (in Cana of Galilee; the first miracle of Jesus Christ);
- Healing of the son of the Capernaum courtier (Cana);
- Miraculous Fishing (Miraculous Fishing; Lake of Galilee/Gennisaret);
- Healing of a demoniac in the Capernaum synagogue;
- Healing of Petrova's mother-in-law and many people;
- Healing a leper;
- Healing of the centurion's servant;
- Resurrection of the son of the widow of Nainskaya;
- Taming the Storm (Lake of Galilee);
Taming the storm. Eugene Delacroix. 1854. Oil on canvas
- Healing of the Gadarene demoniacs;
- Healing of the paralytic in Capernaum;
- Resurrection of Jairus' daughter (Capernaum);
- Healing the Bleeding Woman;
- Healing of two blind men;
- Healing a mute demoniac;
- Healing of the paralytic at the sheep/sheep font (at the Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem);
- Healing of a withered hand (Judea);
- Healing of a demon-possessed deaf-mute blind man (Capernaum);
- The miraculous feeding of five thousand people with five loaves (Decapolus/Decapolis);
- Walking of Jesus Christ on the waters;
- Healing of a Canaanite daughter (near Tire);
- Healing the deaf-mute and tongue-tied (Decapol);
- The miraculous feeding of four thousand people with seven loaves (Decapolus/Decapolis);
The resurrection of Lazarus by Christ (he is wrapped in a funeral shroud). Engraving by G. Dore
- Healing of the blind man in Bethsaida;
- Healing of a demon-possessed youth on the new moon (Tavor);
- Miracle with the statir;
- Healing of a man born blind (Jerusalem);
- Healing of a crumpled woman who had suffered from an illness for 18 years (Galilee);
- Healing of ten lepers (Samaria);
- Healing a person suffering from dropsy (Galileo);
- Raising of Lazarus (Bethany);
- Healing of the Jericho blind man;
- The miraculous drying up of the fig tree (Mount of Olives);
- Miraculous healing of the (cut off) ear of the high priest's servant Malchus (Gethsemane);
- Wonderful catch (Lake of Galilee).
Lucas van Leyden.
“Healing of the Blind Man of Jericho” Some of these events are very similar, because the Savior performed approximately the same good deeds: healings, resurrections, etc. According to some ideas, individual miracles can be combined into one, because they have many similarities. The storytellers themselves could get confused in the facts and confuse the terrain.
And yet, tradition prefers to rely on the works of the Evangelists verbatim, and even similar miracles are considered to be different events.
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1. The first miracle of Jesus Christ. (John 2:1-12). In the city of Cana, not far from Nazareth, there was a wedding to which Jesus Christ was invited with the Most Pure Mother and disciples. There was not enough wine during lunch. The Mother of God noticed this and said to Jesus Christ: “They have no wine,” and told the servants to do whatever He told them. There were six large stone vessels in the house into which water was poured for washing the feet. The Lord told the servants to fill these vessels with water and then said to them: “Draw some and take them to the steward of the dinner.” When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, he called the groom and said: “every person serves good wine first, and then the worst, but you saved the good wine until the end of the dinner.” The steward said so because he did not know where the wine came from, but only the servants who drew the water knew. This was the first miracle with which Jesus Christ glorified himself and His disciples believed in Him 2.
Healing the paralytic at the sheep's font. (John 5:1-16).
In Jerusalem, at the Sheep Gate, there was a pool called Bethesda, that is, the house of mercy. With her, five covered porches were built in which the sick lay: the blind, the lame, the dry. They expected the movement of the water, because the angel of the Lord went from time to time into the pool and disturbed the water, and whoever first entered the water, when it was disturbed, was healed of whatever disease he was suffering from. When Jesus Christ one day came to the pool, He saw there a paralytic who had been sick for thirty-eight years. Jesus Christ asked him: “Do you want to be healthy”? The sick man answered: “Yes, Lord, but I don’t have a person who would lower me into the pool when the water is troubled; when I arrive, another one has already gone down before me.” Jesus Christ said to him: “Get up, take up your bed and walk.” The patient immediately recovered, took the bed and went. It was on Saturday. The Jews remarked to the healed man: “Today is Saturday, you should not carry the bed,” and he answered them: “He who healed me told me to take the bed and go.” But he did not know who healed him, because Jesus Christ hid among the people. Picture 13 of 13 Soon the Lord met the healed man in the temple and said to him: “Now you have recovered, see that you do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” The healed man went and told the Jews that Jesus had healed him. After this, the Jews became embittered against Jesus Christ and sought an opportunity to kill Him because He was breaking the Sabbath law.
Modern photo of the font
3. Resurrection of Jairus's daughter. (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:41-56).
One synagogue leader named Jairus approached Jesus Christ, fell at His feet and asked: “My daughter is about to die, come and lay your hands on her so that she will get well.” Jesus Christ went with him. On the way, a messenger meets them and says to Jairus: “Your daughter is dead, do not bother the Teacher.” But Jesus, hearing this, said: “Do not be afraid, only believe, and you will be saved.” When they approached the house, they saw great confusion there, everyone was crying and sobbing. The Lord told them: “Don’t cry, the girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” Some laughed at Him because they knew that she was dead. Jesus Christ sent everyone out of the house, except for the parents of the deceased and His three disciples: Peter, James and John, entered the room where the deceased lay, and taking her by the hands, exclaimed: “Maiden, arise!” And her soul returned, and the girl immediately stood up. 4. Resurrection of the son of the Nain widow. (Luke 7:11-17).
One day Jesus Christ walked to the city of Nain. His disciples and a multitude of people followed Him. As He approached the city, the dead man, the only son of a poor widow, was being carried out of the city gates. The mother followed the coffin and cried bitterly. Jesus Christ took pity on her and told her: “Don’t cry”! Then He came and touched the bed on which the dead man was carried. The carriers stopped, then the Lord said: “Young man, I say to you: get up!” The deceased immediately got up, sat down and began to speak. Everyone who saw this miracle was seized with fear; everyone praised God and said: “The Great Prophet has risen among us.” 5. The taming of the storm on Lake Galilee and the healing of the Gadarene demoniac. (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)(Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39).
Having set out the teaching about the kingdom of God in parables, the Lord Jesus Christ, together with his disciples, set off in a boat to the other side of Lake Galilee and fell asleep during the journey. Meanwhile, a strong storm arose on the lake; the waves beat the boat so that it filled with water. The disciples got scared, woke up the Lord and said to Him: “Lord, save us, we are perishing!” But He said to them: “Why were you so afraid, O you of little faith?” Then He rebuked the storm and the disturbance, and the wind immediately calmed down and the disturbance ceased. The disciples said to each other in fear and surprise: “Who is this, that even the winds and the water obey Him?” As soon as Jesus Christ left the boat near the city of Gadara, a demoniac ran out to Him, instilling fear in the entire surrounding area. He lived in caves and screamed and hit the rocks day and night. Many times he was put in chains and shackles, but he broke the chains and shackles and no one was able to tame him. Seeing Jesus Christ from afar, the demoniac ran, bowed to Him and cried out loudly: “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I conjure You by God, do not torment me! Jesus Christ commanded: “Come out, O unclean spirit, from this man” and asked: “What is your name”? The possessed one replied: “Ligeon, because there are many of us.” And the demons began to ask the Lord to allow them to enter the herd of pigs that were grazing nearby. Jesus allowed them, and immediately the whole herd rushed down the steep slope into the sea and drowned. Frightened shepherds ran to the city and villages and reported what had happened. Residents gathered, and when they saw that the former demoniac was sitting at the feet of Jesus Christ, dressed and in his right mind, in fear they began to ask the Lord to leave their country. Jesus Christ entered the boat to sail back. The healed man asked to be taken, but the Lord told him: “Go home to your people and tell how the Lord has had mercy on you.” He went and began to preach about Jesus Christ. 6. The miraculous feeding of the people with five loaves. (Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15).
In one deserted place, many people gathered to Jesus Christ, and He taught them. Evening came. The disciples approached Jesus Christ and said: “This place is deserted, and the time is late, let the people go so that they can go to nearby villages and villages to buy bread for themselves.” But the Lord answered the disciples: “Give them something to eat.” The disciples said to Him: “We have here only five loaves and two fish, but what is this for such a multitude?” Jesus Christ told the disciples to seat the people in rows on the grass, one hundred and one fifty at a time, then He took five loaves of bread and two fish, blessed them, broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people. And they all ate and were filled, and they also gathered up twelve baskets of the fragments that remained. About five thousand people were so miraculously fed, not counting women and children. 7. Jesus Christ walking on the waters. (Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:16-21).
After miraculously feeding the people with five loaves, Jesus Christ ordered His disciples to go by boat to the other side of Lake Galilee, and He Himself went up the mountain to pray. Night has come. The boat with the students was in the middle of the lake, and it was beaten by waves, as there was a contrary wind. Before dawn, Jesus Christ walked to his disciples on the water. When they saw someone walking towards them on the water, they thought it was a ghost and screamed in fear. But Jesus Christ told them: “Do not be afraid! It's me"! Then Peter exclaimed: “Lord! If it is You, then command me to come to You on the water.” The Lord allowed him. Peter went to Jesus Christ on the water, but, seeing the strong excitement, he was afraid and then began to drown, and would have drowned, but he cried out: “Lord, save me!” Jesus Christ took him by the hand and said: “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they entered the boat, the wind died down. The disciples bowed to Jesus Christ and said: “Truly, You are the Son of God!”
8. Healing of the Canaanite daughter.
(Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30).
One Canaanite woman, a pagan, followed Jesus Christ and shouted loudly: “Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is furious." But Jesus Christ did not answer her a word. Then the disciples began to ask: “Let her go, because she is screaming after us.” Jesus Christ answered: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” At this time, a woman came up and, bowing, asked Him: “Lord, help me.” He told her: “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” And the woman answered this: “Yes, Lord, but even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus Christ said: “Oh, woman! great is your faith. Let it be done to you as you wish." And her daughter was healed that same hour. 9. Healing of ten lepers. (Luke 17:11-19).
One day Jesus Christ was met by ten lepers, of whom nine were Jews and one was a Samaritan. Stopping in the distance, they shouted: “Master Jesus, have mercy on us!” Jesus Christ told them: “Go, show yourself to the priests.” They went and along the way they were cleansed from leprosy. One of them, seeing that he was healed, returned to Jesus Christ, praising God with a loud voice; fell at His feet and gave Him praise. It was a Samaritan. Then Jesus Christ said: “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine, why did none of them return to give glory to God? Then, turning to the Samaritan, he added: “Get up and go; your faith has saved you.”
Jesus did many other things;
but, if I were to write about this in detail, then,
I think, and to the world itself
could not contain the books written.
Amen.[from John ch21-25]
The first miracle of Jesus Christ - turning water into wine at a wedding
It is noteworthy that the first miracle of Jesus Christ has nothing to do with helping in some kind of human trouble. It seems that the Savior is simply warming up and doing such a little thing.
However, we cannot claim that the Gospel lists all the miracles that Jesus Christ performed. Perhaps the story of the wedding is the first that became known to a wide audience.
Marriage in Cana of Galilee. The miracle of turning water into wine (John 2:1-11); Balkans. Serbia. Decani; XIV century
“On the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the Mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and His disciples were also invited to a wedding. And because there was a shortage of wine, the Mother of Jesus said to Him: They have no wine. Jesus says to Her: What do I and You have, Woman? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servants: whatever He tells you, do it.
There were six stone waterpots here, standing according to the custom of Jewish purification, containing two or three measures. Jesus says to them: Fill the vessels with water. And they filled them to the top. And he says to them: Now draw some and bring it to the master of the feast. And they carried it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine - and he did not know where this wine came from, only the servants who drew the water knew - then the steward calls the groom and says to him: every person first serves good wine, and when they get drunk, then the worst; and you have saved good wine until now. Thus Jesus began miracles in Cana of Galilee and revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.”
In. 2:1–11
There is an opinion that the wine at the wedding was not alcoholic; “oinos” can be translated in different ways.
Christians are convinced that Jesus Christ did nothing by accident. The transformation itself had not just help with drinks, but also a symbolic meaning. For example, a demonstration of the replacement of the Old Testament with the New.
There is another important point. The word "oinos" can refer to either alcoholic or non-alcoholic wine. Many supporters of a sober lifestyle and commentators on the New Testament are convinced that Jesus Christ did not make an alcoholic drink out of water.
Annunciation of the birth of Jesus.
God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into this sinful world to save humanity from sins and eternal destruction.
With His birth a new era began on earth. Even our chronology begins with the Nativity of Jesus Christ. The story of the birth of Jesus is amazing. Just think, He, the Son of the Creator of the world and the universe, had to be born in an animal stable. Soon the king of that country decided to kill Him. But let's start from the beginning. In the small town of Nazareth, in northern Israel, there lived a girl named Mary. She loved the Lord and had a pure heart. One day, Angel Gabriel, sent by the Lord, appeared to her and said: “Rejoice, full of grace! The Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women." Mary, seeing Him, was embarrassed. But the angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with the Lord; and behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” Mary was not married at the time, but was betrothed to a godly believer named Joseph. She asked the Angel: “How will this be when I don’t know my husband?” The angel answered her: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” Mary answered: “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; Let it be done to me according to Your word.” And the angel departed from her. Having learned that Mary was expecting a child, Joseph wanted to let her go, but the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: “Joseph, son of David! Do not be afraid to accept Mary your wife; for that which is born in Her is of the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus; for He will save His people from their sins.” No word of the Lord remains powerless, and Mary soon gave birth to the Baby Jesus. LUKE 1:26 - 35 - Page 1 -
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Other miracles of Jesus Christ are described in the apocrypha
The theme of the miracles of Jesus Christ was developed by the apocrypha. For example, there is a story about how little Christ and Judas sculpted birds. But Judas’s creation remained a piece of material, but the Savior’s bird came to life.
Orthodox theologians are critical of such stories. They believe that the miracles of Christ from the Gospel are filled with moral and religious meaning.
The Apocrypha are manuscripts about the events of the Old and New Testaments
Stories from the apocrypha, on the contrary, look like a miracle for the sake of a miracle. Not everyone agrees with this opinion. The Gnostics loved to look for the second and third bottom in Christian traditions, but this is another topic.
Jesus' first miracle
The first miracle of Jesus Christ is well known not only to believers. This is the transformation of water into wine.
Christ was accompanied all the time by the Virgin Mary. She was the most faithful and devoted preacher, although she was not one of the apostles.
A wedding was celebrated in Cana of Galilee, not far from Nazareth. Jesus, his Mother and his disciples were invited to attend. Unfortunately, the groom's family was not rich enough to stock up on much wine. When the drink ran out and the guests continued to celebrate at the tables, Mary turned to her Son with a request to help the owners. She called the servants and ordered them to unconditionally do everything Jesus told them.
There were several stone vessels in the house. Christ ordered the people to fill them with water. Then, when all the jars were full, He told them to fill a vessel from any of them and take it to the steward. He indicated when to serve what and to whom, having previously tried it.
When the manager tasted the drink brought to him, he gave instructions to immediately fill the guests' cups with it. Then he turned to the owner and expressed his surprise to him. Usually the best wine is served first, but he saved it and put it on later.
Jesus' first miracle was performed to establish and glorify the Son of the Lord. The disciples, who still doubted, believed in Christ and his teaching.
The earthly life of Jesus Christ.
Children are interested in hearing about the miracles of Jesus Christ; it is best for them to read the “Children's Bible”
For children, stories about Christ's miracles are especially interesting. No matter how you look at it, the Bible is not exciting reading. It has nothing to compare with good children's literature, comics or cartoons.
We know that many books of Holy Scripture are quite difficult for adults. The same book of Leviticus is another test for the reader!
But there are a number of episodes that will certainly attract a child. Among them are the miracles of Jesus Christ. These are kind, optimistic and understandable stories for any age. But the language of Holy Scripture is unlikely to be of interest to young readers.
How to guide a child on the path to God
But rearranged stories from the Children's Bible are a win-win alternative. A big plus is the colorful illustrations that the publishers accompany each story.
A miracle is not something a Christian should pay attention to.
The miracles of Christ and any other Christian figures are wonderful. Stories like this strengthen your faith. They show us that God definitely exists, that some supernatural force takes care of this world from the outside.
We understand that no grief is hopeless for a person, that there is nothing that the Lord cannot cope with if He deems it necessary. We receive hope and strengthen our faith. This is wonderful, but at the same time there is a trap.
The miracles of Christ are isolated cases, needed at that particular moment for some divine purposes. For some reason, many people take them for granted. They say that since I believe, it means that God is obliged to show me a miracle.
One of the miracles of Jesus Christ is when he walked to the boat of his disciples on the water (Aivazovsky, “Walking on the Waters”, 1888)
Everywhere there are people who hunt for miracles, looking for them. For such thoughtless Christians, religion turns not into a path of self-development, but into a search for supernatural gifts, a kind of genie. Pilgrimages to relics and relics begin. As a result, a person seeks material benefits instead of spiritual benefits.
And the worst thing is that faith becomes not a sincere act, but a kind of bargaining chip for a miracle. Like, I’ll believe it, but, Lord, show me a miracle. This is not pure faith, but conditioned faith. There is little spirituality in her and almost no love for God. A Christian should love the Almighty just like that, and not for some supernatural ideas.
It is important to note that Jesus Christ performed miracles specifically for those who already believed.
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Why did Jesus Christ stop performing miracles in our time?
Give an answer to the question “Why did Jesus Christ stop working miracles after completing his life’s journey on earth?” difficult because the statement we see in this sentence is initially false. Unfortunately, many people do not understand this and continue to use it. It is often referred to in an attempt to justify the reluctance of non-believers to accept the Savior and believe in the Almighty.
First of all, people should realize that during his earthly life, Jesus Christ did not perform miracles with the goal of convincing anyone of something. Moreover, he strictly forbade all witnesses of his miracles to tell others about what happened. A striking example is the events on Mount Tabor. The Apostles, who saw the Transfiguration of the Lord with their own eyes, were ordered by the Son of God to keep quiet. As you know, His disciples told their brothers and sisters about this miracle. However, they did this only after Christ’s ascension into heaven.
Returning to the topic of the fact that today a miracle allegedly does not happen by the will of the Lord, it is worth immediately focusing on the fact that this is not true. Not one, but several miracles happen every day in every person’s life. Sometimes there are so many of them that you can’t count them. Of course, these miracles are not always big, like resurrecting the dead and so on. Nevertheless, they happen and this is a fact that, unfortunately, many do not notice point-blank.
Is it worth using miracles as a tool to convert a person from unbelief to faith? No, because it is ineffective, if not impossible. A miracle can only push us to accept the truth of the Lord. Having realized it, a person begins to perceive many things that happen in his life, not as something ordinary, easily explained, but as a real miracle created by Jesus.
For example, isn’t it a miracle that a fire victim can heal himself, “patch up” his body with his own skin? A non-believer will say that we should thank surgeons and modern medicine in general for this. Isn't it a miracle how our musculoskeletal system works? The non-believer will say that this is the result of evolution.
Those who do not accept the Lord in their hearts generally like to explain everything incredible in beautiful words of Latin origin. Considering themselves highly intelligent people, they are essentially poorly educated in the spiritual sense, and on top of that they are daring. Their insolence is manifested in the desire to prove the non-existence of the Lord by the absence of miracles similar to those described in the Bible.
