23 Bible Verses About Healing the Sick



  • At Marah, God names himself “the Lord, your healer” (Exodus 15:26), attached to a promise to keep Israel from the diseases of Egypt.
  • Hezekiah was promised healing after he prayed and wept, and Isaiah still had a cake of figs laid on his boil (2 Kings 20:5-7).
  • Matthew 8:17 applies Isaiah 53:4 to Jesus healing the sick, while 1 Peter 2:24 applies Isaiah 53:5 to healing from sin.
  • Jesus sent the Twelve and then seventy-two others to heal the sick and announce the kingdom (Matthew 10:7-8; Luke 10:9).
  • James 5:14-15 tells a sick believer to call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil.

The Bible names God as the healer of his people and records Jesus healing the sick. At Marah God says, “I am the Lord, your healer” (Exodus 15:26), and in Galilee Jesus heals “every disease and every affliction” (Matthew 4:23). Jesus sends his disciples to heal (Matthew 10:7-8), and James tells a sick believer to call the elders to pray (James 5:14-15). Several passages mention sin alongside sickness. Psalm 103:3 sets forgiveness and healing side by side, David asks for…

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