One of them, Simon Peter, was like a bodyguard, carrying a sword. He then started performing unusual acts like giving people good wine at Cana, casting out demons, feeding multitudes, healing the sick, making the blind see, and teaching about a 'kingdom' to come.
Using parables and simple language, Jesus broke no Roman law but he occasionally rubbed religious authorities wrongly by seeming to challenge the Laws of Moses, the foundation of Judaism. He angered the Chief Priest, Caiaphas, by beating up 'forex' dealers and other traders who had turned the temple in Jerusalem into a market. He knew that his fate was sealed.
Beating traders in the temple had two outcomes; preparation for the second miracle and as a reason for fighting what is called just war which Augustine and Thomas Aquinas later elaborated. Before the actual second miracle, Jesus gave his disciples a good supper and ordered them to drink good wine in his memory. When the arresting officers showed up and Peter used his sword to cut the ear, Jesus returned the ear where it belonged and told Peter to return his sword where it belonged. It was the wrong fight, the wrong war.
Jesus was therefore ready for his second big miracle, that of death and resurrection. After Pilate washed his hands, religious authorities crucified him to death. He then surprised his followers by rising on the third day. It was the Apostle Thomas, argues Pope Francis, who recognised the resurrected Jesus as God. Before ascending to heaven, He performed a third miracle, empowering disciples to perform miracles in his name.
He also promised to return to earth without specifying the day. This promise is the source of Christian hope for a future that is better than what is on earth. To maintain that hope for this long, Christians take the Virgin Birth and Resurrection and the promise of Jesus' return as articles of faith. They therefore have annual ceremonies marking the two Jesus-connected miracles; Virgin Birth and Death and Resurrection.