21 Bible Verses about Sickness

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Matthew 9:35

Then Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing every disease and complaint.

Galatians 4:13

no, although it was because of an illness (you know) that I preached the gospel to you on my former visit,

Luke 4:40

At sunset all who had any people ill with any sort of disease brought them to him; he laid his hands on everyone and healed them.

Matthew 8:14

On entering the house of Peter, Jesus noticed his mother-in-law was down with fever,

Luke 13:12

Jesus noticed her and called to her, "Woman, you are released from your weakness."

Revelation 2:22

Lo, I will lay her on a sickbed, and bring her paramours into sore distress, if they do not repent of her practices;

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Enquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Sickness

Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Sickness

Insomnia » Sickness

Israel » Sickness » hezekiah » Miracle » Restoration

Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Sickness

Sickness » Sometimes sent as a judgment for sin

Sickness » Inflicted upon the wicked » The jews,promised special immunity from calamities

Mark 16:18

they will handle serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and make them well."

Sickness » The righteous suffer from

Acts 9:37

She happened to take ill and die at this time, and after washing her body they laid it in an upper room.

Sickness » Healing » Examples of apostolic

Acts 9:34

"Aeneas," said Peter, "Jesus the Christ cures you! Get up and make your bed!" He got up at once.

Acts 14:10

said in a loud voice, "Stand erect on your feet." Up he jumped and began to walk.

Acts 16:18

She did this for a number of days. Then Paul turned in annoyance and told the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you out of her!" And it left her that very moment.

More verses: Acts 19:12 Acts 28:8

Sickness » Sent by God

Sickness » Often sent as a punishment of sin

Sickness » Inflicted upon the wicked » Promises of immunity from

Sickness » God » Heals

Sickness » Visiting those in, an evidence of belonging to Christ

Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God

Sickness » The power of healing » One of the miraculous gifts bestowed on the early church

1 Corinthians 12:30

Are all endowed with the gifts of healing? Are all able to speak in 'tongues'? Are all able to interpret?

Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from

Luke 17:15

Now one of them turned back when he saw he was cured, glorifying God with a loud voice;

Sickness » Often incurable by human means

Sickness » The apostles were endued with power to heal

Mark 16:20

while they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the miracles that endorsed it. (b) But they gave Peter and his companions a brief account of all these injunctions. And, after that, Jesus himself sent out by means of them from east to west the sacred and imperishable message of eternal salvation.

Mark 16:18

they will handle serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and make them well."

Sickness » God » Often manifests saving grace to sinners during

Sickness » Not visiting those in, an evidence of not belonging to Christ

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger but you never entertained me, I was unclothed but you never clothed me, I was ill and in prison but you never looked after me.'

Matthew 25:45

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

Sickness » Christ compassionated those in

Matthew 8:16-17

Now when evening came they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the invalids ??17 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took away our sicknesses and he removed our diseases.

Sickness » God » Hears the prayers of those in

Sickness » God » Promises to heal

Sickness » Christ healed » With a word

Matthew 8:8

The captain answered, "Sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof; only say the word, and my servant will be cured.

Matthew 8:13

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; as you have had faith, your prayer is granted." And the servant was cured at that very hour.

Sickness » Pray for those afflicted with

Acts 28:8

His father, it so happened, was laid up with fever and dysentery, but Paul went in to see him and after prayer laid his hands on him and cured him.

James 5:14-15

Is anyone ill? let him summon the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; the prayer of faith will restore the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; even the sins he has committed will be forgiven him.

Sickness » Christ healed » Being present

Mark 1:31

and he went up to her and taking her hand made her rise; the fever left her at once and she ministered to them.

Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from

Acts 3:8

he leapt to his feet, started to walk, and accompanied them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Sickness » Christ healed » By imposition of hands

Sickness » God's aid should be sought in

Sickness » Illustrative of sin

Sickness » The wicked » A large amount » Sorrow

Sickness » Christ healed » Through the touch of his garment

Matthew 14:35-36

The men of that place recognized him and sent all over the surrounding country, bringing him all who were ill and begging him to let them touch the mere tassel of his robe ??and all who touched it got perfectly well.

Sickness » God » Exhibits his mercy in healing

Sickness » One of God's four sore judgments on a guilty land

Sickness » Faith required in those healed of, by Christ

Matthew 9:28-29

When he went indoors the blind men came up to him, and Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They said, "Yes, sir." Then he touched their eyes and said, "As you believe, so your prayer is granted,"

Sickness » The wicked » Forsake those in

Sickness » God » Persecutes the wicked by

Sickness » God » Abandons the wicked to

Sickness » The wicked » Visit not those in

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger but you never entertained me, I was unclothed but you never clothed me, I was ill and in prison but you never looked after me.'

Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from

Sickness » Saints » Visit those in

Sickness » Healing of, lawful on the sabbath

Luke 13:14-16

But the president of the synagogue was annoyed at Jesus healing on the sabbath, and he said to the crowd, "There are six days for work to be done; come during them to get healed, instead of on the sabbath." The Lord replied to him, "You hypocrites, does not each of you untether his ox or ass from the stall on the sabbath and lead it away to drink? And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, bound by Satan for all these eighteen years, was she not to be freed from her bondage on the sabbath?"

Sickness » Christ healed » Not being present

Matthew 8:13

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; as you have had faith, your prayer is granted." And the servant was cured at that very hour.

Sickness » Saints » Ascribe recovery from, to God

Sickness » Saints » Mourn under, with prayer

Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing

Sickness » God » Preserves saints in time of

Sickness » Christ healed » With a touch

Matthew 8:3

so he stretched his hand out and touched him, with the words, "I do choose, be cleansed." And his leprosy was cleansed at once.

Sickness » Saints » Feel for others in

Sickness » God » Strengthens saints in

Sickness » God » Comforts saints in

Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by

Sickness » God » Exhibits his power in healing

Luke 5:17

One day he was teaching, and near him sat Pharisees and doctors of the Law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judaea as well as from Jerusalem. Now the power of the Lord was present for the work of healing.

Sickness » The devil sometimes permitted to inflict

Sickness » Often brought on by intemperance

Sickness » Saints » Are resigned under

Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness

Topics on Sickness

Christ's Authority Over Sickness

Matthew 8:14-15

On entering the house of Peter, Jesus noticed his mother-in-law was down with fever,

Divine Care In Sickness

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,

Healing Sickness

Matthew 9:35

Then Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing every disease and complaint.

Sin Brings Sickness

John 9:2

and his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, for whose sin ??for his own or for his parents' ??was he born blind?"

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