Bible verses about healing

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 15:26

Spoken at Marah after the bitter water was made sweet, this is where God first calls himself the LORD that heals.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalm 103:2-3

David lists healing among God's benefits, right beside the forgiveness of all iniquities.

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

Deuteronomy 32:39

In the song of Moses, God claims both wounding and healing as his alone.

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Jeremiah 30:17

God promises to restore health to a people others had written off as an outcast.

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

Jeremiah 33:6

A promise to Jerusalem of health and cure, joined to an abundance of peace and truth.

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Psalm 107:20

God heals by sending his word, the same word that delivers from destruction.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Malachi 4:2

The Old Testament closes with the picture of a sun rising with healing in his wings.

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 20:5

God answers King Hezekiah's prayer and tears with a direct promise to heal him.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Matthew 4:23

Healing was one of three things Jesus did across Galilee, alongside teaching and preaching.

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 8:2-3

A leper asks if Jesus is willing, and Jesus touches him and answers, "I will; be thou clean."

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Matthew 8:16-17

Matthew links Jesus' evening of healing to Isaiah's words about bearing our sicknesses.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matthew 14:14

Jesus healed the sick in the crowd because he was moved with compassion for them.

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Mark 5:34

Jesus tells the woman who touched his garment that her faith has made her whole.

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

Luke 6:19

So many people pressed to touch Jesus that Luke says virtue went out of him and healed them all.

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Matthew 10:1

Jesus gave the twelve disciples power to heal all manner of sickness and disease.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Acts 10:38

Peter sums up Jesus' life as going about doing good and healing all who were oppressed.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Psalm 147:3

The healer of bodies also binds up the wounds of the broken in heart.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 4:18

Reading from Isaiah in Nazareth, Jesus names healing the brokenhearted as part of his mission.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

Isaiah says healing comes through the wounds of the suffering servant, whom Christians identify with Jesus.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 2:24

Peter applies Isaiah's words about stripes to Christ bearing our sins on the tree.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart works like medicine, while a broken spirit dries the bones.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

Isaiah 57:18-19

God says he has seen a man's ways and will heal him anyway, bringing comfort and peace.

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Hosea 6:1

An invitation to return to the LORD, who heals and binds up after a time of discipline.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4

The Bible's final picture of healing: no more death, sorrow, crying or pain.

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Jeremiah 17:14

A short, direct prayer for healing that rests the result entirely on God.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalm 6:2

David asks for mercy and healing because he is weak and his bones are vexed.

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Psalm 30:2

A thank-you after the fact: David cried to God and was healed.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Psalm 41:3

A promise that God strengthens the sick on their bed of languishing.

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

James 5:14-16

The clearest New Testament instruction for the sick: call the elders, anoint with oil, and pray in faith.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14

God's answer to Solomon after the temple was dedicated ties the healing of the land to humble prayer and repentance.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 1:2

John's prayer for his friend Gaius to be in health, even as his soul prospers.