When we think of healing, we tend to focus on immediate needs. Maybe we’re praying for a loved one with cancer or someone we know who was hurt in an accident. We want God to intervene and heal them.
Scripture definitely addresses healing. Throughout Jesus’ ministry, we see Him taking part in healing. In fact, He stayed in one town late into the evening, healing everyone who was brought to Him (Luke 4:40).
But the Bible talks about other kinds of healing too. It’s not only about healing from our various diseases and pains. Since the beginning, the Lord has been working on a plan to heal us from our tendency to wander from God and sin.
In that sense, the whole New Testament is a story of healing, and many ideas and passages in the Bible are about healing, even if they don’t mention the topic explicitly.
Consider Galatians 5:22-23 (New International Version):
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
As the Spirit empowers us to resist sin and imparts these fruits, we are being healed. This is God returning us to our factory settings.
But healing in the Bible can be about our circumstances too. In Romans, Paul tells us that all of Creation is crying out to be healed from its bondage (Romans 8:18-21).
The biblical topic of healing is not only about something we hope will happen for some of us immediately. It’s also about something that happened for us on the cross and is still being worked out in the lives of those who trust in Jesus.
And ultimately, the promise of healing is the knowledge that our Redeemer lives, and in the end, He will stand on the earth (Job 19:25) and eventually the “perishable will clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality” (1 Corinthians 15:53, NIV), and we will be healed for all time.
Here are 35 verses about healing:
1. I have wounded and I will heal — Deuteronomy 32:39
“See now that I myself am He!
There is no god besides Me.
I put to death and I bring to life,
I have wounded and I will heal,
and no one can deliver out of My hand.”
2. I will forgive their sin and heal their land — 2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
3. Heal me, Lord — Psalm 6:2
“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.”
4. I will fear no evil, for you are with me — Psalm 23:1-4
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.”
5. Weeping may last for the night — Psalms 30:4-5
“Sing the praises of the Lord, you His faithful people;
praise His holy name.
For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.”
6. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted — Psalm 34:17-18
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
He delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
7. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed — Psalm 41:3
“The Lord sustains them on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.”
8. Forgives your sins and heals all your diseases — Psalm 103:2-3
“Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all His benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases…”
9. He heals the brokenhearted — Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.”
10. They are health to one’s whole body — Proverbs 4:20-22
“My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to My words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.”
11. Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones — Proverbs 16:24
“Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
12. There is a time for everything — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
“There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.”
13. The bread of adversity and water of affliction — Isaiah 30:20-21
“Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”
14. He gives strength to the weary — Isaiah 40:29-31
“He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
15. By His wounds, we are healed — Isaiah 53:5
“But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on Him,
and by His wounds we are healed.”
16. Your healing will quickly appear — Isaiah 58:6-9
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.”
17. Heal me Lord, and I will be healed — Jeremiah 17:14
“Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;
save me and I will be saved,
for you are the one I praise.”
18. I will bring health and healing — Jeremiah 33:6
“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal My people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.’”
19. The sun of righteousness will rise with healing — Malachi 4:1-3
“‘Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.’”
20. The year of the Lord’s favor — Luke 4:18-19
“‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because He has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’”
21. Take heart! I have overcome the world — John 16:33
“‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’”
22. We also glory in our sufferings — Romans 5:3-5
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.’”
23. Creation: liberated from its bondage to decay — Romans 8:18-21
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.”
24. The Spirit himself, intercedes for us — Romans 8:26
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”
25. All things God works for the good — Romans 8:28
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”
26. He comforts us in all our troubles — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
27. Inwardly we are being renewed — 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
28. We will reap a harvest if we don’t give up — Galatians 6:9
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
29. He will guard your hearts and minds — Philippians 4:5-7
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
30. Let perseverance finish its work — James 1:2-4
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
31. Receiving the crown of life — James 1:12
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”
32. The Lord will raise them up — James 5:14-15
“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. 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.”
33. By His wounds, you have been healed – 1 Peter 2:24
“‘He Himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by His wounds you have been healed.’”
34. Christ will restore you and make you strong — 1 Peter 5:8-11
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.”
35. Enjoy good health — 3 John 1:2
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”
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