25 Bible Verses about Lameness

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Acts 3:2

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple,

Matthew 11:5-6

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news. And blessed is he, whoever will not be caused to stumble by me.

Acts 14:8

And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, disabled in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's belly, who had never walked.

2 Samuel 4:4

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that h

2 Samuel 9:3

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet.

Job 29:15

I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.

Jeremiah 31:8

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the outermost parts of the earth, [and] with them the blind man and the lame man, the woman with child, and she who travails with child together. They shall ret

Luke 14:13-14

But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

Luke 7:22

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new

Matthew 4:23-24

And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good-news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.

Matthew 8:6-7

and saying, Lord, my boy has been laid down in the house, paralyzed, extremely tormented. And Jesus says to him, after coming I will heal him.

Mark 2:1-12

And having again entered into Capernaum, after some days it was heard that he was in a house. And straightaway many were gathered together, so as to accommodate no more, not even near the door. And he spoke the word to them. And they come bringing to him a paralyzed man, being taken by four men.read more.
And not being able to come near to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay. And having seen their faith, Jesus says to the paralyzed man, Child, thy sins are forgiven thee. But some of the scholars were sitting there, and deliberating in their hearts, Why does this man speak blasphemies this way. Who can forgive sins but one, God? And straightaway Jesus, having perceived in his spirit that they so deliberated within themselves, said to them, Why do ye deliberate these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he says to the paralyzed man), I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go to thy house. And straightaway he arose, and having taken up the bed, he went forth before them all, so as for all to be amazed, and to glorify God, saying, We never saw it like this.

Matthew 15:30-31

And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. And they placed them beside Jesus' feet, and he healed them, so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 21:14

And the lame and the blind came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Acts 3:6-10

But Peter said, No silver and gold exists to me, but what I have, this I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk. And after taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. And leaping up, he stood and walked. And he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.read more.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and they recognized him, that this was the man who sat for charity at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled of astonishment and amazement at that which happened to him.

Acts 8:7-8

For of many of those who had unclean spirits, they came out, crying in a great voice. And many who were paralyzed, and who were lame, were healed. And there became great joy in that city.

Acts 9:33-34

And he found there a certain man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed, laying on a bed for eight years. And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals thee. Arise and make thy bed. And straightaway he arose.

Mark 9:45

And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life crippled, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the unquenchable fire

2 Samuel 5:6-8

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Unless thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shall not come in here, thinking, David cannot come in he Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, the hated by David's soul, because the blind and the lame say, He cannot come into the house.

Hebrews 12:12-13

Therefore lift up the drooping hands, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be turned away, but may be healed instead.

Proverbs 26:7

The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Isaiah 35:6

Then the lame man shall leap as a hart, and the tongue of the mute shall sing. For waters in the wilderness shall break out, and streams in the desert.

Deuteronomy 15:21

And if it has any blemish, [as] lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, thou shall not sacrifice it to LORD thy God.

Malachi 1:7-8

Ye offer polluted bread upon my altar. And ye say, How have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of LORD is contemptible. And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [ye say,] It is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, It is no evil! Present it now to thy governor. Will he be pleased with thee, or will he accept thy person? says LORD of hosts.

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Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Lameness

2 Samuel 4:4

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that h

2 Chronicles 16:12

And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great, yet in his disease he did not seek for LORD, but to the physicians.

Lameness » Healed by » Jesus

Matthew 21:14

And the lame and the blind came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Luke 7:22

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new

Matthew 15:31

so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Lameness » Healed by » Peter

Acts 3:2-11

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple, who, having seen Peter and John intending to go into the temple, asked charity. And Peter, having gazed intently at him, with John, said, Look at us. read more.
And he gave attention to them expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, No silver and gold exists to me, but what I have, this I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk. And after taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. And leaping up, he stood and walked. And he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and they recognized him, that this was the man who sat for charity at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled of astonishment and amazement at that which happened to him. And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, amazed.

Lameness » Figurative

Hebrews 12:13

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be turned away, but may be healed instead.

Lameness » Disqualified priests from exercising the priestly office

Leviticus 21:18

For whatever man he is who has a blemish, he shall not approach: [not] a blind man, or a lame [man], or he who has a flat nose, or anything superfluous,

Lameness » Disqualified animals for sacrificial uses

Deuteronomy 15:21

And if it has any blemish, [as] lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, thou shall not sacrifice it to LORD thy God.

Lameness » Hated by david

2 Samuel 5:8

And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, the hated by David's soul, because the blind and the lame say, He cannot come into the house.

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