Miracles of Jesus quiz, with a complete list of his miracles in the Gospels

The four Gospels describe about 35 individual miracles of Jesus, from turning water into wine at Cana (John 2:1-11) to the second great catch of fish after the resurrection (John 21:1-11). Only one, the feeding of the five thousand, appears in all four Gospels. Below is a full table of the miracles with their references in each Gospel, then a 45-question quiz with answers.

You'll see different totals online: 35, 37, or "about 40". The difference is in how you count. Some lists add the transfiguration, Jesus passing through the angry crowd at Nazareth, or his own resurrection. Others split one event into two, like the healing of Jairus' daughter and the woman who touched his garment, which happen in the same scene. Our table counts each healing or act that the Gospels narrate as a separate event, and leaves out summaries like "he healed many".

John adds a note that every count should keep in mind: Jesus did "many other signs" that were never written down (John 20:30).

Complete list of the miracles of Jesus

The order roughly follows the Gospel narratives, though the Gospels don't always agree on sequence, and dating events precisely isn't possible. "None" means that Gospel doesn't record the miracle.

A few details trip up quizzers. Matthew mentions two demon-possessed men at Gadara (Matthew 8:28) and two blind men at Jericho (Matthew 20:30), where Mark and Luke focus on one. In Mark, the fig tree's withering is noticed the next morning (Mark 11:20). All four Gospels mention the servant's ear being cut off at the arrest, but only Luke records that Jesus healed it.

Every miracle linked in the table has its own story page with the full passage explained and a short quiz. The app has 200+ of these stories, so you can work through every miracle in order.

Nature miracles quiz

1. How many waterpots of stone were filled with water at Cana? Answer: Six, each holding "two or three firkins apiece" (John 2:6).
2. What did the governor of the feast say to the bridegroom after tasting the wine? Answer: "Thou hast kept the good wine until now" (John 2:10).
3. What did Jesus say to the sea during the storm? Answer: "Peace, be still" (Mark 4:39).
4. What did the disciples ask one another after the wind ceased? Answer: "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark 4:41).
5. In which watch of the night did Jesus come to the disciples walking on the sea? Answer: The fourth watch (Matthew 14:25).
6. In John's account, who had the five barley loaves and two small fishes? Answer: A lad, whom Andrew pointed out (John 6:8-9).
7. How many loaves did the disciples have when Jesus fed the four thousand? Answer: Seven, and a few little fishes (Matthew 15:34).
8. How many baskets of leftovers were taken up after the four thousand were fed? Answer: Seven baskets full (Matthew 15:37).
9. What did Peter say after the first great catch of fish? Answer: "Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord" (Luke 5:8).
10. After the resurrection, on which side of the ship did Jesus tell the disciples to cast the net? Answer: The right side (John 21:6).
11. What did Peter notice about the cursed fig tree the next morning? Answer: It was "dried up from the roots" (Mark 11:20-21).

Healing miracles quiz

1. What did the leper say to Jesus when he knelt before him? Answer: "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean" (Mark 1:40).
2. After cleansing the leper, where did Jesus tell him to go? Answer: To show himself to the priest and offer what Moses commanded (Mark 1:44).
3. What did Jesus say to the paralytic before telling him to rise? Answer: "Son, thy sins be forgiven thee" (Mark 2:5).
4. How long had the man at the pool of Bethesda had his infirmity? Answer: Thirty and eight years (John 5:5).
5. What question did Jesus ask him? Answer: "Wilt thou be made whole?" (John 5:6).
6. On what day did Jesus heal the man with the withered hand, while his critics watched? Answer: The sabbath day (Mark 3:2-5).
7. How long had the woman with the issue of blood been ill? Answer: Twelve years (Mark 5:25).
8. What did she touch, according to Luke? Answer: "The border of his garment" (Luke 8:44).
9. What did Jesus put on the eyes of the man born blind? Answer: Clay made with his spittle (John 9:6).
10. In which pool was the man told to wash? Answer: The pool of Siloam, "which is by interpretation, Sent" (John 9:7).
11. What did the healed man tell the Pharisees? Answer: "One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see" (John 9:25).
12. When Jesus first laid hands on the blind man at Bethsaida, what did the man say he saw? Answer: "Men as trees, walking" (Mark 8:24).
13. What Aramaic word did Jesus speak to the deaf man in the Decapolis? Answer: "Ephphatha, that is, Be opened" (Mark 7:34).
14. How long had the woman in Luke 13 been bowed together? Answer: Eighteen years (Luke 13:11).
15. What illness did the man in the chief Pharisee's house have? Answer: The dropsy (Luke 14:2).
16. What did Jesus tell the ten lepers to do? Answer: "Go shew yourselves unto the priests"; they were cleansed as they went (Luke 17:14).
17. At what hour did the fever leave the royal official's son? Answer: At the seventh hour, the same hour Jesus said "Thy son liveth" (John 4:52-53).
18. Why did the centurion say Jesus didn't need to come to his house? Answer: "I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof", so he asked Jesus to say the word (Luke 7:6-7).
19. Which of Malchus' ears was cut off? Answer: His right ear (Luke 22:50, John 18:10).

Casting out unclean spirits quiz

1. What did the unclean spirit in the Capernaum synagogue call Jesus? Answer: "The Holy One of God" (Mark 1:24).
2. About how many swine ran into the sea at Gadara? Answer: About two thousand (Mark 5:13).
3. What did the healed man of Gadara ask, and what did Jesus tell him instead? Answer: He asked to be with Jesus; Jesus sent him home to tell his friends what the Lord had done (Mark 5:18-19).
4. How did the Canaanite woman answer when Jesus spoke of giving the children's bread to dogs? Answer: "Yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table" (Matthew 15:27).
5. What did the father of the boy with the unclean spirit cry out with tears? Answer: "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief" (Mark 9:24).
6. In Mark, why did Jesus say the disciples couldn't cast that spirit out? Answer: "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting" (Mark 9:29).
7. After Jesus healed a blind and dumb man, what did the Pharisees claim? Answer: That he cast out devils "by Beelzebub the prince of the devils" (Matthew 12:24).

Raising the dead quiz

1. What Aramaic words did Jesus say to Jairus' daughter? Answer: "Talitha cumi", meaning "Damsel, I say unto thee, arise" (Mark 5:41).
2. At Nain, what did Jesus touch before he raised the widow's son? Answer: The bier, and the bearers stood still (Luke 7:14).
3. What did Martha say when Jesus asked to take away the stone? Answer: "Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days" (John 11:39).
4. What did Jesus cry with a loud voice at the tomb? Answer: "Lazarus, come forth" (John 11:43).

Which Gospel? quiz

1. Which is the only miracle from Jesus' ministry that all four Gospels record? Answer: The feeding of the five thousand (Matthew 14:21, Mark 6:44, Luke 9:14, John 6:10).
2. Which Gospel alone records the raising of the widow's son at Nain? Answer: Luke (Luke 7:11-17).
3. Which Gospel alone records the coin in the fish's mouth? Answer: Matthew (Matthew 17:27).
4. In Matthew, how many men possessed with devils met Jesus in the country of the Gergesenes? Answer: Two (Matthew 8:28).

Here is a quick quiz from the app's question bank on John, the Gospel that calls Jesus' miracles signs of who he is:

Quick quiz: John

What is the first miracle of Jesus recorded by John?

The healing of a blind manWater turned into wineThe multiplication of the loavesThe miraculous catch of fish

Which Pharisee comes to Jesus by night and learns that one must be born again?

GamalielJoseph of ArimatheaNicodemusSimon the Pharisee

How does John the Baptist point out Jesus as he sees him coming to him?

“Behold the Lamb of God”“Behold the King of Israel”“Behold the Son of David”“Behold the prophet who was to come”

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How many miracles did Jesus perform?

The honest answer is that we don't know, and the Gospels say so. John ends his Gospel this way:

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

What we can count is the miracles the Gospels describe in detail, which is about 35. Each Gospel also has summary verses, such as "they brought unto him all sick people… and he healed them" (Matthew 4:24), which stand for many more healings than any list can name.

John is the most selective. He narrates seven miracles before the resurrection: water into wine, the official's son, the man at Bethesda, the five thousand fed, walking on water, the man born blind, and Lazarus. He then explains why he chose them:

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

That explains why many Bible teachers read the miracles not only as acts of power but as signs pointing to who Jesus is: the one who brings new wine, gives bread for life, opens blind eyes and calls the dead out of the tomb.

How to use this quiz

In a small group, split it by section. The nature miracles and the raising of the dead make good discussion starters because they raise the question the disciples asked: "What manner of man is this?" (Mark 4:41).

On your own, cover the answers and note every miss. Then read the full passage using the table above. Our Bible trivia questions about Jesus cover the rest of his life in order, and the parables of Jesus quiz does the same for his stories.

For a harder challenge, try our hard Bible trivia questions or the full New Testament trivia questions. For a profile of Jesus' life, key moments and teaching, see the Jesus Christ character page, and test yourself with the Jesus character quiz.

If you'd like to go through the miracle stories one at a time, with the passage, what it means and a short quiz on each, that's exactly how the stories work in the app.

Frequently asked questions

How many miracles did Jesus perform in the Bible?

The four Gospels describe about 35 individual miracles of Jesus in detail. Some lists give 37 or more by adding the transfiguration, Jesus' own resurrection, or splitting combined events. John says Jesus did "many other signs" not written down (John 20:30), so the real number is far higher than any list.

What was the first miracle of Jesus?

The first miracle recorded in John's Gospel is turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana of Galilee, which John calls "this beginning of miracles" (John 2:11). Jesus' mother told the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it" (John 2:5). The other Gospels don't identify a first miracle.

What was the last miracle of Jesus before his death?

The last miracle before the crucifixion, recorded only by Luke, is the healing of the ear of the high priest's servant during the arrest in the garden (Luke 22:50-51). John names the servant Malchus (John 18:10). After the resurrection, John records one more, the great catch of 153 fish (John 21:11).

Which miracle of Jesus is in all four Gospels?

The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle of Jesus' ministry recorded in all four Gospels: Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:1-14. All four mention five loaves and two fishes, and twelve baskets of fragments left over.

How many people did Jesus raise from the dead?

The Gospels record three people raised by Jesus: Jairus' twelve-year-old daughter (Mark 5:41-42), the only son of a widow at Nain (Luke 7:11-15), and Lazarus of Bethany, four days after his death (John 11:39-44). Matthew 11:5 also mentions that "the dead are raised" as part of his ministry.