22 Bible Verses about Touch

You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, darkness, and tempest, nor to the sound of trumpets, and the voice which pronounc'd such words, that they who heard, intreated they might hear it no more. nor could they endure that threat, "if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned."read more.
and so terrible was the appearance, that Moses cry'd out, "I tremble with the fright." but you are come to mount Sion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable congress of angels, to the general assembly, the church of the first-born who are enroll'd in heaven, to God the judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the aspersion of that blood which cries for pardon, and not for vengeance as that of Abel.

If then you are dead with Christ, in respect of those shadows of the Jewish state; why do ye, as if you were still in that state, submit to those ordinances? "don't eat this, don't taste that, nor touch it:" which yet were all made to be consumed for our use, notwithstanding the injunctions and doctrines of men:

and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

Jesus then mov'd with compassion, held out his hand, and touching him, said, I will, be thou healed. and while he was speaking, the leprosy left him in an instant, and he was cur'd.

then Jesus stretch'd out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cured. and immediately the leprosy disappear'd:

then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it unto you. and they had their sight: but Jesus gave them a strict charge, saying, take care not to let any man know it:

Jesus then having compassion on them, touched their eyes: and immediately they had their sight, and they followed him.

Jesus taking him aside from the crowd, spit upon his fingers, and applied them to the ears and to the tongue of the deaf man.

Afterwards Jesus went to Bethsaida, where they presented to him a blind man, whom they entreated Jesus to touch. then taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of town, when applying his spittle to the man's eyes, and laying his hands upon him, he ask'd if he saw any thing. so looking up, he said, I see men; for by their walking I distinguish them from trees.read more.
then he put his hands upon his eyes, and made him look again. and his sight was so well recovered, he could see distinctly.

but Jesus oppos'd, and said, forbear, stop there. and having touch'd his ear, he healed him.

Whilst he thus entertain'd them, the ruler of the synagogue came and made his address to him, saying, my daughter is upon the point of death: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. so Jesus arose, together with his disciples, and follow'd him. When a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, came behind him, and touch'd the hem of his garment.read more.
for she said within her self, if I do but touch his garment, I shall be cured: but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant. When Jesus came to the ruler's house, he found a set of flute-players and a crowd of people making a lamentable cry, and he said to them, withdraw, for the maid is not dead, but asleep. and they treated him with contemptuous laughter. but when the company were turn'd out, he went in, and grasping her hand, the maid rose up.

when one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and as soon as he saw him, fell at his feet, and earnestly intreated him, saying, "my little daughter is at the last extremity, pray come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and live." so Jesus went with him, attended by a great crowd, that press'd about him.read more.
Now there was a woman, who had been affected with an hemorrhage twelve years: having suffered much from several physicians, she had spent all her fortune, and instead of being any thing the better, she rather grew worse. but having heard of Jesus; she came behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment. for said she, if I do but touch his clothes, I shall be cured. and immediately the source of her disorder was dried up: and she sensibly perceived she was healed of that indisposition. Jesus conscious of the influence he had exerted, immediately turned towards the crowd, and said, who touched my clothes? his disciples replied, you see the multitude press about you, and do you ask, who touched you? however, he looked about to see who it was. then the woman, conscious of what had been effected in her, came trembling with fear, and falling down before him, confess'd the whole truth. and he said to her, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, entirely freed from your indisposition. Before he had done speaking, messengers came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said, "your daughter is dead, why do you give the master any further trouble?" Jesus, upon hearing that, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, "be not afraid, only believe." and he suffered no man to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James: being come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeing a tumultuous crowd of people weeping and howling, at his going in he said to them, what's the meaning of this uproar, what do you weep for? the damsel is not dead, but asleep. upon which they fell a laughing: however, having turned them all out, and taking with him the father and the mother of the damsel, and those that had accompany'd him, he entred in where the damsel was lying. then taking her hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, that is to say, damsel, arise, 'tis I command you. immediately the damsel arose, and walked, for she was twelve years of age: and they were struck with astonishment.

Some time after, a person nam'd Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came to Jesus, and upon his knees desired him to come to his house: for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, who lay a dying. as he was on the way, the crowd press'd after him, and among the rest a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, having consum'd her whole fortune upon physicians, who could none of them cure her; she getting behind him,read more.
touched the border of his garment: and immediately her indisposition was removed. upon which Jesus said, who was it that touch'd me? they being all at a loss, what to answer, at length Peter, and the others with him, said, master, the crowd are squeezing and pressing about you, and yet you cry, "who touch'd me?" but Jesus said, somebody has touched me: for I know what influence my power has had. then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured. but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace. While he was speaking, somebody came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said to him, your daughter is dead; 'tis in vain to importune the master any farther. but when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, be not afraid: only believe, and she shall recover. being come to the house, he suffer'd nobody to go into the room with him, except Peter, John and James, and the young woman's father and mother. the company there were all in tears lamenting for her: but he said don't weep; she is not dead, but asleep. upon which, they knowing she was really dead, treated him with derision. but Jesus oblig'd them to withdraw; then grasping her hand, he said, my child, arise. immediately she came to life, and rose up: and he order'd, that something should be given her to eat.

then advancing, he touch'd the bier, and the bearers standing still, he said, young man, arise, I command you.

and when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in a terrible fright. but Jesus came and touched them, and said, arise, be not afraid.

Then they brought young children to him, that he might lay his hands upon them: but his disciples rebuked those that presented them.

Then they brought children to him in order to have his blessing: and the disciples rebuked them.

And as they were presenting children to him, for the imposition of hands, his disciples observing it, rebuk'd those that brought them.

Concerning the Logos, the author of Life, we declare what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have consider'd, and what has been the object of our touch.

But Thomas, that is, Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. the other disciples therefore said to him, we have seen the Lord. but he said to them, except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. Eight days after, when his disciples were again in private, and Thomas with them: Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, peace be with you.read more.
then said he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and examine my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

through faith he celebrated the passover, and sprinkled blood, that the destroying angel might pass by the first-born.

wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,