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Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.
Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
A prayer rather than a claim.
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Psalm 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. wounds: Heb. griefs
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
Healing applied to grief specifically.
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Exodus 15:26
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.
and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.
One of the oldest lines on this theme.
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James 5:14-15
14Is 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: 15And 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.
14Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, 15and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
14Is any among you sick? 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: 15and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
The passage behind the practice of praying over the sick.
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Isaiah 53:5
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. wounded: or, tormented stripes: Heb. bruise
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
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.
Read at the centre of Christian teaching on suffering.
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3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. wish: or, pray
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
A greeting in a letter, and unusually personal.
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Psalm 103:2-3
2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
2Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits; 3who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;
2Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
Healing listed among other things not to forget.
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Matthew 4:23
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.
Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
A summary line describing what Jesus spent his days doing.
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Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. like: or, to
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
The oldest note on the subject of morale.
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Psalm 30:2
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Written as a report after the fact.
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1 Peter 2:24
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. on: or, to
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
Echoes Isaiah 53 in a letter to scattered readers.
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Jeremiah 30:17
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.
For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast, [saying], It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Spoken to a people, not only to a person.
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Psalm 41:3
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn
Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.
An image of being tended in bed.
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Malachi 4:2
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.
But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.
But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
Healing pictured as sunrise.
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Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
Teaching and healing described in the same breath.
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Luke 4:18
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,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
The mission statement read aloud in his hometown.
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Acts 10:38
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.
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
[even] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
A summary given years later by someone who was there.
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Psalm 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
A prayer that does not pretend to be strong.
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Hosea 6:1
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.
“Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Wounding and binding placed side by side.
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Isaiah 58:8
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. be...: Heb. gather thee up
Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you; and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall by thy rearward.
Healing tied to how you treat other people.
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Psalm 107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth [them] from their destructions.
Rescue described in a single motion.
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Mark 5:34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Said to a woman who had been ill for twelve years.
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2 Kings 20:5
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.
“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.
Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.
An answer that came with tears attached to it.
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Job 5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
From the book that argues with easy answers.
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Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
“I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.”’
I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.
A shepherd image, applied to the injured.
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Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
Does not promise fewer troubles.
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Revelation 21:4
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.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”
and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
The long view, past the current illness.
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Matthew 11:28-30
28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
28Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Rest offered to the worn out.
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Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Written from inside a body that is failing.
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Isaiah 41:13
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
A hand held, stated plainly.
These verses are offered as scripture, not as medical advice.