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Bible Verses About Healing
The Bible speaks honestly about sickness and grief and points to God as the source of all healing, ultimate and immediate. Below are curated KJV passages on God as healer, comfort in suffering, prayer and faith, and hope and restoration.
God as healer
One of God's names in the Old Testament is YHWH-Rapha, "the LORD that healeth thee" (Exodus 15:26). Healing is a recurring divine activity throughout the Bible.
...for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Comfort in suffering
Healing in the Bible is not only physical. It is also the comfort God gives to those who are crushed and grieving.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Prayer and faith
The New Testament instructs the church to pray for the sick and entrusts the outcome to God.
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.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.
Hope and restoration
The Bible sets every present hardship against the final resurrection, when God will wipe away every tear and undo every disease.
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.
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.
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.
Examples
God as healer
Exodus 15:26, Psalm 103:3, Jeremiah 17:14
Comfort in suffering
Psalm 34:18, Psalm 147:3, Matthew 11:28
Prayer and faith
James 5:14-15, Matthew 8:13, Mark 11:24
Hope and restoration
Revelation 21:4, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24
How it works
The page groups verses into four themes that follow the biblical pattern around sickness and recovery:
- God as healer: the source of all genuine healing, physical and spiritual.
- Comfort in suffering: presence with the brokenhearted.
- Prayer and faith: the church praying for the sick.
- Hope and restoration: full healing in the resurrection.
All verse text below is from the King James Version (1611), public domain in the United States.
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Frequently asked questions
The Bible promises that God is the ultimate healer (Exodus 15:26, Psalm 103:3), that Christ bore our sicknesses (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17), and that complete healing is part of the believer's hope in the resurrection (Revelation 21:4). Whether physical healing comes in this life depends on God's wise providence. Many faithful believers experience healing now; others endure illness with grace. Both pictures appear in Scripture.
Isaiah 53:5 says of the suffering servant: '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.' The primary reference is to salvation from sin (1 Peter 2:24 quotes it that way). Many Christians also pray for physical healing on the basis of this verse, recognizing that the ultimate healing of body and soul is secured by the cross.
No. Bible verses can encourage faith, comfort grief, and shape how a person walks through illness, but they do not replace medical care. Seek qualified medical attention for physical or mental health concerns. Pray and trust God alongside, not instead of, appropriate care.
The Bible does not give a complete theology of why some are healed in this life and others are not. It does affirm that God is sovereign, wise, and good; that suffering can shape character (Romans 5:3-5); and that physical healing is fully realized in the resurrection. Where the present is uncertain, the future is sure.
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