Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

The prayer

James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.
James 1:6
But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
Matthew 17:20
And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
Matthew 21:21
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.
Mark 11:22
And Jesus *answered saying to them, Have faith in God.
Mark 16:17
These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

If he

Isaiah 33:24
And no resident will say, “I am sick”;
The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.
Matthew 9:2
And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
Mark 2:5
And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.”
John 5:14
Afterward Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”
1 Corinthians 11:30
For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
1 John 5:14
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

General references

Numbers 12:13
Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “O God, heal her, I pray!”