22 Bible Verses about Sickness

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Matthew 9:35

Jesus went round among all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or illness.

Galatians 4:13

though you know that it was because of an illness that I preached the good news to you that first time;

Luke 4:40

As the sun went down all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and cured them.

Luke 13:11

and there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit. She was bent double and could not straighten herself up at all.

Matthew 8:14

Jesus went into Peter's house, and there he found Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with fever.

Luke 13:12

When Jesus saw her he called to her, "You are freed from your sickness!"

Revelation 2:22

See! I am going to lay her on a sick bed, and to bring great distress upon those who share her immorality, unless they 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 take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."

Sickness » The righteous suffer from

Acts 9:37

Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died, and they had washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.

Sickness » Healing » Examples of apostolic

Acts 3:7

And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and his feet and ankles immediately became strong,

Acts 5:16

Even from the towns around Jerusalem crowds would come in bringing sick people and those who were troubled with foul spirits, and they were all cured.

Acts 9:34

Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you! Get up, and make your bed!" And he got up immediately.

Acts 14:10

said to him loudly, "Stand on your feet!" And he sprang up and began to walk.

Acts 16:18

She did this for a number of days, until Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit in her, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!" And it came out instantly.

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 12:9

another, from his union with the same Spirit receives faith, another, by one and the same Spirit, the ability to cure the sick,

1 Corinthians 12:30

Is everyone able to cure the sick? Can everyone speak ecstatically? Can everyone explain what it means?

Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from

Luke 17:15

But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, loudly praising God,

Sickness » Often incurable by human means

Sickness » The apostles were endued with power to heal

Mark 16:18

they will take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get 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

when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.'

Matthew 25:45

Then he will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you failed to do it for one of these people who are humblest, you failed to do it for me.'

Sickness » Christ compassionated those in

Matthew 8:16-17

In the evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove the spirits out with a word, and cured all who were sick, in fulfilment of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "He took our sickness and carried away our diseases."

Sickness » God » Hears the prayers of those in

Sickness » God » Promises to heal

Sickness » Christ healed » With a word

Matthew 8:8

But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured.

Matthew 8:13

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go! You shall find it just as you believe!" And the servant was immediately cured.

Sickness » Pray for those afflicted with

Acts 28:8

Publius' father happened to be sick in bed with fever and dysentery, and Paul went to see him and after praying laid his hands on him and cured him.

James 5:14-15

If any one is sick, he should call in the elders of the church and have them pray over him, and pour oil on him in the name of the Lord, and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Sickness » Christ healed » Being present

Mark 1:31

And he went up to her, and grasping her hand, he made her rise. And the fever left her, and she waited on them.

Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from

Acts 3:8

and he sprang to his feet and began to walk, and he went into the Temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Sickness » Christ healed » By imposition of hands

Mark 6:5

He could not do any wonder there, except that he put his hands on a few sick people and cured them.

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

And the men of the place recognized him, and sent all over that district and brought to him all who were sick, and they begged him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

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 had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him, and he said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" They said to him, "Yes, sir." Then he touched their eyes and said, "You shall have what your faith expects."

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

when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look 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 leader of the synagogue, in his vexation because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, spoke out and said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is right to work. Come on them and be cured, but not on the Sabbath day." But the Master answered, "You hypocrites! Does not every one of you untie his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water him? And did not this woman, who is a descendant of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, have to be released from those bonds on the Sabbath day?"

Sickness » Christ healed » Not being present

Matthew 8:13

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go! You shall find it just as you believe!" And the servant was immediately cured.

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

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 as he was teaching, there were some Pharisees and experts in the Law sitting near by, who had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there, so that he might cure people.

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

Jesus went into Peter's house, and there he found Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with fever.

Divine Care In Sickness

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father, and the God always ready to comfort!

Healing Sickness

Matthew 9:35

Jesus went round among all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or illness.

Sin Brings Sickness

John 9:2

His disciples asked him, "Master, for whose sin was this man born blind? For his own, or for that of his parents?"

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