What Does the Bible Say About Healing?

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

Healing is a community practice — not just individual prayer.

Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits; who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases.

Forgiveness and healing are linked — both express God's mercy.

But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.

The ultimate healing — purchased on the cross centuries before Christ.

for I am Yahweh who heals you.

One of God's covenant names — Yahweh Rophe, the Lord who heals.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

Physical health and spiritual health are connected in John's prayer.

Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

God is present in the sickroom — sustaining and restoring.

He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'He himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.'

Jesus' healing ministry fulfilled ancient prophecy.

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Healing was central to Jesus' mission — God was in it.

Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses. He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their destruction.

God's Word is itself the healing agent — He sends it and healing comes.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Joy has physical health benefits — Scripture knew this long before medicine.

He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.'

Jesus attributes the woman's healing to her faith — and dismisses her with peace.

'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 heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed.'

Jesus' mission statement — healing was at its very core.

Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

David's personal testimony of healing — answered prayer.

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Peter quotes Isaiah 53 — healing is in the atonement of Christ.

and on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Ultimate healing awaits — the tree of life brings eternal restoration.

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

National healing begins with personal humility and prayer.

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

God heals the inner person — emotional and spiritual wounds are within His scope.

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will arise with healing in its wings.

The coming Messiah brings healing — Christ is the Sun of Righteousness.

'Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will spring out quickly.'

Healing follows righteousness and justice — it comes with God's glory.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Heal me, Yahweh, for my bones are troubled.

David's honest cry when sick — raw prayer is always welcome.