Editing Miracles of Jesus (section)

===Healing those who were ill and infirm===
The largest group of miracles mentioned in the Gospels involves healing people who are ill, infirm or disabled. The Gospels give varying amounts of detail for each episode; sometimes Jesus cures simply by saying a few words, at other times, he employs material such as spit and mud. And as per Luke 4:40, "...all those who...were sick...were brought to Him, and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them." {{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==== Blind people ====
The canonical Gospels contain a number of stories about [[Jesus]] healing blind people. The earliest is a story of the healing of a [[Blind man of Bethsaida|blind man in Bethsaida]] in the [[Gospel of Mark]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|8:22–26|NRSV|8:22–26}}</ref>

Mark's gospel gives an account of Jesus healing a blind man named [[Healing the blind near Jericho|Bartimaeus]] as Jesus is leaving Jericho.<ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|10:46–52|NRSV|10:46–52}}</ref>  The [[Gospel of Matthew]]<ref>{{bibleverse|Matthew|20:29–34|NRSV|20:29–34}}</ref> has a simpler account loosely based on this, with two unnamed blind men instead of one (this "doubling" is a characteristic of Matthew's treatment of Mark's text) and a slightly different version of the story, taking place [[healing the two blind men in Galilee|in Galilee]], earlier in the narrative.<ref>Daniel J. Harrington, ''The Gospel of Matthew'' (Liturgical Press, 1991) p. 133.</ref> The [[Gospel of Luke]] tells the same story of Jesus healing an unnamed blind man but moves the event in the narrative to when Jesus approaches Jericho.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=3054747 |title=Luke 18:35–43 |publisher=Bible.oremus.org |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref>Brent Kinman, ''Jesus' Entry Into Jerusalem: In the Context of Lukan Theology and the Politics of His Days'' (Brill, 1995) p. 67.</ref>

The [[Gospel of John]] describes an episode in which Jesus [[Healing the blind at birth|heals a man blind from birth]], placed during the [[Sukkot|Festival of Tabernacles]], about six months before his crucifixion. Jesus mixes spittle with dirt to make a mud mixture, which he then places on the man's eyes. He instructs the man to wash his eyes in the [[Pool of Siloam]]. When the man does this, he is able to see. When asked by his disciples whether the cause of the blindness was the man's sins or his parents' sins, Jesus states that it was due to neither.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jn|9:1–12|NRSV|9:1–12}}</ref>

==== Lepers ====
A story in which [[Jesus cleansing a leper|Jesus cures a leper]] appears in {{Bibleref2|Mark|1:40–45}}, {{Bibleref2|Matthew|8:1–4}} and {{Bibleref2|Luke|5:12–16}}. Having cured the man, Jesus instructs him to offer the requisite ritual sacrifices as prescribed by the [[Deuteronomic Code]] and [[Priestly Code]] and to not tell anyone who had healed him. But the man disobeyed, increasing Jesus's fame, and thereafter Jesus withdrew to deserted places but was followed there.

In an [[Cleansing ten lepers|episode]] in the Gospel of Luke ({{Bibleref2|Luke|17:11–19}}), while on his way to [[Jerusalem]], Jesus sends ten lepers who sought his assistance to the priests, and they were healed as they go, but the only one who comes back to thank Jesus is a [[Samaritan]].

==== Paralytics ====
[[Healing the paralytic at Capernaum]] appears in [[Matthew 9:1]]–[[Matthew 9:8|8]], {{Bibleverse|Mark|2:1–12|9}} and {{Bibleverse|Luke|5:17–26|9}}. The Synoptics state that a paralytic was brought to Jesus on a mat; Jesus told him to ''get up and walk'', and the man did so. Jesus also told the man that his sins were forgiven, which irritated the Pharisees. Jesus is described as responding to the anger by asking whether it is easier to say that someone's sins are forgiven, or to tell the man to ''get up and walk''. Mark and Luke state that Jesus was in a house at the time, and that the man had to be lowered through the roof by his friends due to the crowds blocking the door.

A similar cure is described in the Gospel of John as the [[healing the paralytic at Bethesda]]<ref>{{bibleverse|Jn|5:1–18}}</ref> and occurs at the [[Pool of Bethesda]]. In this cure Jesus also tells the man to take his mat and walk.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jn|5:1–18}}, {{bibleverse|Mt|12:9–13}}</ref>

==== Women ====
The [[cure of a bleeding woman|curing of a bleeding woman]] appears in {{Bibleref2|Mark|5:21–43}}, {{Bibleref2|Matthew|9:18–26}} and {{Bibleref2|Luke|8:40–56}}, along with the miracle of the [[daughter of Jairus]].<ref>{{Bibleref2|Mark|5:21–43}}, {{Bibleref2|Matthew|9:18–26}} and {{Bibleref2|Luke|8:40–56}}.</ref> The Gospels state that while heading to Jairus's house, Jesus was approached by a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years and that she touched Jesus's cloak ([[Tzitzit|fringes of his garment]]) and was instantly healed. Jesus turned about and, when the woman came forward, said, "Daughter, your faith has healed you, go in peace".

The Synoptics<ref>{{Bibleref2|Mark|1:29–34}}, {{Bibleref2|Luke|4:38–39}} and {{Bibleref2|Matthew|8:14–15}}</ref> describe Jesus as [[Healing the mother of Peter's wife|healing the mother-in-law]] of [[Simon Peter]] when he visited Simon's house in [[Capernaum]], around the time of Jesus [[Twelve Apostles|recruiting Simon as an Apostle]] (Mark records the event occurring just after the calling of Simon, while Luke records it just before). The Synoptics imply that this led other people to seek out Jesus.

[[Jesus healing an infirm woman]] appears in {{Bibleref2|Luke|13:10–17}}. While teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath, Jesus cured a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years and could not stand straight at all.

====Other healings====
The healing of a [[Healing a man with dropsy|man with dropsy]] is described in {{Bibleref2|Luke|14:1–6}}. In this miracle, Jesus cured a man with [[dropsy]] at the house of a prominent Pharisee on the Sabbath. Jesus justified the cure by asking, "If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?"

In the [[Healing the man with a withered hand|healing of the man with a withered hand]],<ref>{{Bibleref2|Mt|12:10}}, {{Bibleref2|Mk|3:1–3}}, {{Bibleref2|Lk|6:6–8}}</ref> the Synoptics state that Jesus entered a [[synagogue]] on [[Biblical Sabbath|Sabbath]] and found a man with a withered hand, whom Jesus healed, having first challenged the people present to decide what was lawful for Sabbath—to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill. The Gospel of Mark adds that this angered the [[Pharisees]] so much that they started to contemplate killing Jesus.

The miraculous [[healing the deaf mute of Decapolis]] only appears in the Gospel of Mark.<ref>{{bibleverse|Mk|7:31–37||7:31–37}}</ref> Mark states that Jesus went to the [[Decapolis]], met a man there who was deaf and mute, and cured him. Specifically, Jesus first touched the man's ears, then touched his tongue after spitting, and then said, "[[Aramaic of Jesus#Ephphatha (Ἐφφαθά)|Ephphatha!]]", an [[Aramaic of Jesus|Aramaic]] word meaning "be opened"''.''

The miraculous [[Healing the centurion's servant|healing of a centurion's servant]] is reported in {{bibleref2|Matthew|8:5–13}} and {{bibleref2|Luke|7:1–10}}. These two Gospels narrate how Jesus healed the servant of a [[centurion]] in [[Capernaum]]. {{bibleref2|John|4:46–54}} has a similar account at Capernaum but states that it was [[Healing the royal official's son|the son of a royal official]] who was healed. In both cases the healing took place at a distance.

[[Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret]] appears in {{bibleref2|Matthew|14:34–36}} and {{bibleref2|Mark|6:53–56}}. As Jesus passes through [[Kinneret (archaeological site)|Gennesaret]] all those who touch his cloak are healed.

{{Bibleref2|Matthew|9:35–36}} also reports that after the miracle of [[Jesus exorcising a mute]], Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.

The [[Malchus|healing of Malchus]] was Christ's final miracle before his resurrection. [[Saint Peter|Simon Peter]] had cut off the ear of the High Priest's servant, Malchus, during the scene in the [[Garden of Gethsemane]]. Jesus restored the ear by touching it with his hand.