30 Bible Verses About Healing

30 verses · three translations

Verses about mending — of the body, of grief, and of what was broken between people.

  1. Jeremiah 17:14

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

    A prayer rather than a claim.

  2. Psalm 147:3

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

    Healing applied to grief specifically.

  3. 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.

    One of the oldest lines on this theme.

  4. 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.

    The passage behind the practice of praying over the sick.

  5. 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

    Read at the centre of Christian teaching on suffering.

  6. 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

    A greeting in a letter, and unusually personal.

  7. 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;

    Healing listed among other things not to forget.

  8. 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.

    A summary line describing what Jesus spent his days doing.

  9. Proverbs 17:22

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

    The oldest note on the subject of morale.

  10. Psalm 30:2

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

    Written as a report after the fact.

  11. 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

    Echoes Isaiah 53 in a letter to scattered readers.

  12. 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.

    Spoken to a people, not only to a person.

  13. 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

    An image of being tended in bed.

  14. 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.

    Healing pictured as sunrise.

  15. 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.

    Teaching and healing described in the same breath.

  16. 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 mission statement read aloud in his hometown.

  17. 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.

    A summary given years later by someone who was there.

  18. Psalm 6:2

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

    A prayer that does not pretend to be strong.

  19. 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.

    Wounding and binding placed side by side.

  20. 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

    Healing tied to how you treat other people.

  21. Psalm 107:20

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

    Rescue described in a single motion.

  22. Mark 5:34

    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.

  23. 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.

    An answer that came with tears attached to it.

  24. Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

    From the book that argues with easy answers.

  25. 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.

    A shepherd image, applied to the injured.

  26. Psalm 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

    Does not promise fewer troubles.

    Also on Psalm 34:18 — Encouraging Bible Verses

  27. 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.

    The long view, past the current illness.

    Also on Revelation 21:5 — Inspirational Bible Verses

  28. 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.

    Rest offered to the worn out.

    Also on Matthew 11:28 — Encouraging Bible Verses

  29. 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

    Written from inside a body that is failing.

  30. Isaiah 41:13

    For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

    A hand held, stated plainly.

    Also on Isaiah 41:10 — Encouraging Bible Verses

These verses are offered as scripture, not as medical advice.