39 Bible Verses about Sickness
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And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Also, every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this Law, Jehovah will bring them on you until you are destroyed.
But you know that through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel to you before,
And the sun sinking, all, as many as had sick ones with different kinds of diseases brought them to Him. And laying hands on each of them, He healed them.
And you shall have great sickness by disease in your bowels, until your bowels fall out because of the sickness day by day.
And after this Jehovah struck him in his bowels with a disease that could not be cured.
And you shall serve Jehovah your God, and He shall bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
When Jesus heard, He said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God might be glorified by it.
And an inhabitant, the people who live in it shall not say, I am sick; iniquity is taken away.
And Jehovah will take away from you all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt which you know upon you. But He will lay them upon all who hate you.
And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together and was not able to be completely erect.
And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet, until his disease was very grievous. Yet in his disease he did not seek to Jehovah, but to the physicians.
And heal the sick that are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near you!
And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother laid out and in a fever.
And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying out, nor will there be any more pain; for the first things passed away.
And a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years (who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any)
so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."
What are you plotting against Jehovah? He will make an utter end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.
One who devises evil against Jehovah has come forth from you, one counseling worthlessness.
Also all his days he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
And to Adam He said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it! The ground is cursed for your sake. In pain shall you eat of it all the days of your life.
And he said, If you will carefully listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and will do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His Laws, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who heals you.
Woe to me for my breaking! My wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a malady, and I must bear it.
The spirit of a man will nourish his sickness, but a wounded spirit who can bear?
For so says Jehovah, Your break cannot be cured, and your wound is grievous.
And when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are delivered from your infirmity.
Behold, I am throwing her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction, unless they repent of their deeds.
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Enquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Sickness
And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and ask of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Sickness
And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and ask of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
Insomnia » Sickness
When I lie down, I say, When shall I rise? But the night is long, and I am full of tossing to and fro until the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and has run afresh.
Israel » Sickness » hezekiah » Miracle » Restoration
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Sickness
I will also do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, consumption, and burning fever, consuming the eyes and causing sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
He made a way to His anger; He did not save their soul from death, but gave their life over to the plague,
Sickness » Sometimes sent as a judgment for sin
For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and many sleep.
Also all his days he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
and if you shall despise My statutes, or if your soul hates My judgments, so that you will not do all My commandments, so that you break My covenant; I will also do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, consumption, and burning fever, consuming the eyes and causing sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Also, every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this Law, Jehovah will bring them on you until you are destroyed.
And you shall have great sickness by disease in your bowels, until your bowels fall out because of the sickness day by day.
Sickness » Inflicted upon the wicked » The jews,promised special immunity from calamities
And the blood shall be a sign to you upon the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you. And the plague shall not be upon you for a destruction when I smite in the land of Egypt.
And he said, If you will carefully listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and will do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His Laws, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who heals you.
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be well.
And in that day I will cut off the land of Goshen, in which My people live, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, so that you may know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
And Jehovah did that thing on the next day, and all the cattle of Egypt died. But of the cattle of the sons of Israel, not one died.
Sickness » The righteous suffer from
And it happened in those days, becoming sick, she died. And washing her, they laid her in an upper room.
And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, So says Jehovah, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick for days. Afterward I rose up, and did the king's business. And I was amazed at the vision, but there was no understanding.
Sickness » Healing » Examples of apostolic
And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and ankle-bones received strength.
And also a multitude came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones, and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.
And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.
And she did this many days. But being distressed, and turning to the demonic spirit, Paul said, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! And it came out in that hour.
Sickness » Sent by God
And immediately the angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and gave up the spirit.
See now that I, I am He, and there is no god with me. I kill, and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is no deliverer out of My hand.
And Nathan left to go to his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
then Jehovah will make your plagues remarkable, and the plagues of your seed great and persistent plagues; with evil and long-lasting sicknesses. Also, He will bring on you all the diseases of Egypt of which you were afraid. And they shall cling to you. Also, every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this Law, Jehovah will bring them on you until you are destroyed.
Sickness » Often sent as a punishment of sin
For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and many sleep.
And a writing came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, So says Jehovah, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem to go lusting like the fornications of the house of Ahab, and also have killed your brothers of your fathers house (who were better than you), behold, Jehovah will strike your people with a great plague, and your sons, and your wives, and all your goods. read more.
And you shall have great sickness by disease in your bowels, until your bowels fall out because of the sickness day by day.
But if you will not listen to Me, and will not do all these commandments, and if you shall despise My statutes, or if your soul hates My judgments, so that you will not do all My commandments, so that you break My covenant; I will also do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, consumption, and burning fever, consuming the eyes and causing sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Sickness » Inflicted upon the wicked » Promises of immunity from
And he said, If you will carefully listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and will do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His Laws, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who heals you.
And Jehovah will take away from you all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt which you know upon you. But He will lay them upon all who hate you.
For I will give health back to you, and will heal you of your wounds, says Jehovah; because they called you an outcast, saying, This is Zion; no one is seeking for her.
Sickness » God » Heals
See now that I, I am He, and there is no god with me. I kill, and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is no deliverer out of My hand.
Go and say to Hezekiah: So says Jehovah, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add to your days fifteen years.
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
Sickness » Visiting those in, an evidence of belonging to Christ
Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.
I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God
My generation is departed and removed from me like a shepherd's tent; I have cut off my life like a weaver; He will cut me off from the loom; from day even to night You will make an end of me.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Jehovah, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly; be my strong rock, a fortress to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me. read more.
Bring me out of the net that they hid for me, for You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Jehovah, the God of truth. I have hated those who take heed to lying vanities; but I trust in Jehovah. I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy; for You have looked on my affliction; You have known my soul in troubles; and have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has acted; I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
Sickness » The power of healing » One of the miraculous gifts bestowed on the early church
and to another faith by the same Spirit; and to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak languages? Do all interpret?
Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from
The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the sons.
A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and glorified God with a loud voice.
Sickness » Often incurable by human means
Jehovah will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with the hemorrhoids, and with the scab, and with the itch, of which you cannot be healed.
And after this Jehovah struck him in his bowels with a disease that could not be cured.
Sickness » The apostles were endued with power to heal
And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word by miraculous signs following. Amen.
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be well.
Sickness » God » Often manifests saving grace to sinners during
He is also chastened with pain on his bed, and enduring strife in his bones; so that his life is sick of bread, and his soul desirable food. His flesh wastes away, not seen; and his bones laid bare; they were not seen. read more.
Yea, his soul draws near to the Pit, and his life to the dealers of death. If there is a messenger for him, a mediator, one among a thousand, to declare for man his uprightness, then He is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down to the Pit; for I have found a ransom.
Fools are afflicted because of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities. Their soul hates all kinds of food; and they draw near the gates of death. Then they cry to Jehovah in their distress, and He saves them out of their troubles. read more.
He sent His Word and heals them, and delivers them from their pitfalls. Let them praise Jehovah for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!
Sickness » Not visiting those in, an evidence of not belonging to Christ
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
Then He shall answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.
Sickness » Christ compassionated those in
And evening coming on, they brought to Him many who had been possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."
Surely He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Sickness » God » Hears the prayers of those in
Their soul hates all kinds of food; and they draw near the gates of death. Then they cry to Jehovah in their distress, and He saves them out of their troubles. He sent His Word and heals them, and delivers them from their pitfalls.
Sickness » God » Promises to heal
Return again and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, So says Jehovah, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of Jehovah.
And you shall serve Jehovah your God, and He shall bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
Sickness » Christ healed » With a word
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.
Sickness » Pray for those afflicted with
And it happened the father of Publius was lying down, suffering fevers and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and praying and laying on his hands, he healed him.
Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will cure the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.
Sickness » Christ healed » Being present
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. And instantly the fever left her, and she served them.
Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from
And leaping up, he stood and walked and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.
For Jehovah is for my salvation; and we will sing my songs on the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.
Sickness » Christ healed » By imposition of hands
And He laid His hands on her. And instantly she was made erect, and she glorified God.
And He could do no work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick ones, He healed them.
Sickness » God's aid should be sought in
And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet, until his disease was very grievous. Yet in his disease he did not seek to Jehovah, but to the physicians.
Sickness » Illustrative of sin
And as for the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be torn, and his head shall be bare, and he shall put a covering on his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean! Unclean! All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be defiled. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Sickness » The wicked » A large amount » Sorrow
Also all his days he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Sickness » Christ healed » Through the touch of his garment
And recognizing Him, the men of that place sent to all that neighborhood, and brought to Him all who were diseased. And they begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His robe. And as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his mercy in healing
For indeed he was sick, coming near death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Sickness » One of God's four sore judgments on a guilty land
Or if I send a plague into that land, and pour out My fury on it in blood, to cut off man and beast from it; though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, says the Lord Jehovah, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter. They shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness. For so says the Lord Jehovah: How much more when I send My four evil judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the destroying beast, and the plague, to cut off man and beast from it.
Sickness » Faith required in those healed of, by Christ
And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord. Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.
Sickness » The wicked » Forsake those in
And David said to him, Whose are you? And where do you come from? And he said, I am an Egyptian youth, servant to an Amalekite. And my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
Sickness » God » Persecutes the wicked by
And I will pursue them with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and a waste, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them,
Sickness » God » Abandons the wicked to
So Jehovah says this: You have not listened to Me to proclaim liberty each man to his brother, and each man to his neighbor! Behold, I call for freedom for you, says Jehovah, to the sword, to the plague, and to the famine. And I will cause you to be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Sickness » The wicked » Visit not those in
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to Jehovah, and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done the good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept with a great weeping.
Sickness » Saints » Visit those in
I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
Sickness » Healing of, lawful on the sabbath
And answering, the synagogue ruler, being angry because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, said to the crowd, There are six days in which it is right to work. Therefore in them come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. And the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the sabbath loosen his ox or ass from the stall and lead it away, to give it drink? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosened from this bond on the Sabbath day?
Sickness » Christ healed » Not being present
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.
Sickness » Saints » Ascribe recovery from, to God
For Jehovah is for my salvation; and we will sing my songs on the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.
Sickness » Saints » Mourn under, with prayer
Like a twittering swallow, so I chatter; I mourn as a dove; my eyes look weakly to the heights. O Jehovah, I am pressed down; be surety for me.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing
Behold, I had great bitterness for peace; but You loved my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Sickness » God » Preserves saints in time of
Surely He will deliver you from the fowler's trap and from the destroying plague. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust. His truth shall be your shield, and buckler. You shall not fear the terror by night; nor because of the arrow that flies by day; read more.
nor for the plague that walks in darkness, of the destruction laying waste at noonday. A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; it shall not come near you.
Sickness » Christ healed » With a touch
And Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, I will; be clean! And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Sickness » Saints » Feel for others in
But when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fastings; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
Sickness » God » Strengthens saints in
Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
Sickness » God » Comforts saints in
Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by
But indeed put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face. And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand, but save his life.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his power in healing
And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.
Sickness » The devil sometimes permitted to inflict
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand, but save his life. And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
Sickness » Often brought on by intemperance
In the day of our king, the rulers have sickened themselves with the heat of wine. He stretches out his hand with scorners.
Sickness » Saints » Are resigned under
But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish ones speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness
When I lie down, I say, When shall I rise? But the night is long, and I am full of tossing to and fro until the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and has run afresh.
Topics on Sickness
Agony, Sickness
Jeremiah 15:18Why has my pain been without end, and why is my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You surely are to me like a deceitful brook, waters that cannot be trusted.
Christ's Authority Over Sickness
Matthew 8:14-15And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother laid out and in a fever.
Divine Care In Sickness
Psalm 41:3Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
Healing Sickness
Matthew 9:35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Sin Brings Sickness
Ezekiel 4:17so that they may lack bread and water, and be stricken dumb with one another, and waste away in their iniquity.