Bible Verses about Sickness

Compiled and Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff on 6/7/2019

What does the Bible say about Sickness? Discover the top Bible verses about Sickness from the Old and New Testaments. Read through the biblical references of Sickness to learn more about its meaning and significance. May you find some insight from these related scripture quotes!

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James 5:14-15

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14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
Matthew 25:36

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36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
Matthew 10:8

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8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 25:43

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43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
Matthew 4:23-24

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23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
Matthew 10:1

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1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
Matthew 14:14

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14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Matthew 8:16-17

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16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
Matthew 4:23

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23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Acts 28:8

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8 His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.
Matthew 9:12

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12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Mark 2:17

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17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:35

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35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
James 5:14-16

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14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Luke 5:17

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17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
Mark 6:5

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5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
Matthew 14:35-36

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35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
Mark 16:18

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18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
James 5:15

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15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
Luke 10:9

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9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
1 Corinthians 11:30

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30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
Luke 7:2

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2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
John 4:46

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46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
John 11:1

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1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Acts 9:37

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37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.

Bible Verses about Sickness

James 5:14-15

Matthew 25:36

Matthew 10:8

Matthew 25:43

Matthew 4:23-24

Matthew 10:1

Matthew 14:14

Matthew 8:16-17

Matthew 4:23

Acts 28:8

Matthew 9:12

Mark 2:17

Matthew 9:35

James 5:14-16

Luke 5:17

Mark 6:5

Matthew 14:35-36

Mark 16:18

James 5:15

Luke 10:9

1 Corinthians 11:30

Luke 7:2

John 4:46

John 11:1

Acts 9:37

Mark 6:13

Exodus 23:25

Psalm 41:3

Deuteronomy 28:61

Proverbs 13:12

Deuteronomy 28:59-61

Ezekiel 34:4

Luke 4:24

Exodus 15:26

Jeremiah 17:14

1 Samuel 12:15

Deuteronomy 32:39

Jeremiah 30:17

Isaiah 53:4

Proverbs 17:22

Isaiah 53:5

Acts 10:38

3 John 1:2

Acts 12:23

Hosea 7:5

Matthew 8:13

Mark 5:34

Isaiah 38:12

Isaiah 38:20

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