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22 Bible Verses About Health

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • In Exodus 15:26, at the spring of Marah, God calls himself “the Lord, your healer” and ties Israel’s health to listening to his voice.
  • 3 John 1:2 is a prayer for a friend’s bodily health, measured by the health of his soul.
  • Psalm 103:3 and James 5:15-16 place forgiveness of sins and healing side by side.
  • Matthew 8:17 applies Isaiah 53 to Jesus healing the sick, while 1 Peter 2:24 applies it to Christ bearing sins.
  • Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh to be removed and was told “My grace is sufficient for you” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

The Bible treats health as a gift from God for body and soul. John prays that Gaius will “be in good health, as it goes well with your soul” (3 John 1:2), and at Marah God calls himself “your healer” (Exodus 15:26). Proverbs ties healing of the flesh to fearing the Lord and turning from evil (Proverbs 3:7-8). The New Testament passages below show Jesus “healing every disease and every affliction” (Matthew 9:35), tell a sick believer to call the…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

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