Topical Scripture
Bible Verses About Healing
Reflection
Healing in Scripture is both physical and spiritual—the mending of bodies, minds, and broken relationships with God. It is never cheapened into a slogan; it is woven into the story of a God who restores.
Throughout the Bible we meet people who cry out from sickness, grief, and shame—and a Lord who hears. The Psalms name wounds honestly. Isaiah speaks of stripes that bring healing. Jesus’ ministry overflows with compassion for the sick and the outcast. James calls the church to pray over one another. Sometimes healing comes swiftly; sometimes it unfolds as patience, community, and hope sustained over time. Always it points beyond temporary relief to the deeper cure of the gospel.
These verses are for hospital corridors, quiet bedrooms, and the long work of recovery. They invite you to ask boldly, to trust deeply, and to remember that even when outcomes differ from our requests, Christ remains the wounded healer who will one day wipe every tear. Bring your need. The God who made you still delights to make whole.
Scripture
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Jeremiah 17:14 BSBHeal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
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Psalms 147:3 BSBHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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Isaiah 53:5 BSBBut He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
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James 5:14 BSBIs any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
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James 5:15 BSBAnd the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
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Psalms 103:2 BSBBless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
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Psalms 103:3 BSBHe who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
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Exodus 15:26 BSBsaying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
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Matthew 9:35 BSBJesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
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1 Peter 2:24 BSBHe Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
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Malachi 4:2 BSB“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
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Psalms 30:2 BSBO LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
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3 John 1:2 BSBBeloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
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Proverbs 4:20 BSBMy son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
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Proverbs 4:22 BSBFor they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
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Psalms 6:2 BSBBe merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
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Psalms 41:3 BSBThe LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
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Jeremiah 30:17 BSBBut I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
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Jeremiah 33:6 BSBNevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
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Matthew 4:24 BSBNews about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
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Matthew 8:16 BSBWhen evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
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Matthew 8:17 BSBThis was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
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Mark 5:34 BSB“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
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Luke 4:18 BSB“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
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Luke 8:48 BSB“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
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Acts 3:16 BSBBy faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
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Acts 10:38 BSBhow God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
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James 5:16 BSBTherefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
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Psalms 107:20 BSBHe sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
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Proverbs 17:22 BSBA joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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Isaiah 57:18 BSBI have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
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Isaiah 57:19 BSBbringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
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Hosea 6:1 BSBCome, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
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Hosea 14:4 BSBI will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
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Revelation 21:4 BSB‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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Psalms 30:11 BSBYou turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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Psalms 73:26 BSBMy flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Philippians 4:6 BSBBe anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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Philippians 4:7 BSBAnd the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.