9 Bible Verses about Caring For The Sick

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator, but whoever is kind to the needy honors them.

Indeed, I'll bring you healing, and I'll heal you of your wounds,' declares the LORD, "because they have called you an outcast and have said, "It is Zion, no one cares for her!"'"

Is anyone among you suffering? He should keep on praying. Is anyone cheerful? He should keep reciting psalms. Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will save the person who is sick. The Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

LORD, my God! I cried out to you for help and you healed me.

For the whole Law is summarized in a single statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him?

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

When Job's three friends heard all these tragedies that happened to him, they each traveled from their home towns to visit him. Eliphaz came from Teman, Bildad came from Shuah, and Zophar came from Naamath. They met together and went to console and comfort him. Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads, and sat with Job on the ground for a full week without saying a word, since they could see the great extent of his anguish.