13 Bible Verses About Healing
"Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed" (Jeremiah 17:14) - Scripture's boldest prayers for healing are addressed to the Healer himself. These verses gather God's promises for body and soul, for praying in sickness and for hoping beyond it.
Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; rescue me, and I will be safe; for you are the one I praise.
Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget all that he has done for you, who pardons all your wrongdoing, who cures every illness you have,
But it was for our rebellions that he was pierced through, for our guilt that he was crushed. On him fell the discipline that won our peace, and his welts have brought us healing.
He said, “If you listen closely to the voice of the LORD your God and do what he sees as right, if you pay heed to his commands and keep all his statutes, I will spare you every one of the sicknesses that I laid on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
He heals those whose hearts are crushed and bandages their injuries.
LORD, my God, I shouted to you for help, and you made me well.
The prayer made in faith will save the one who is ill, and the Lord will raise them up. And if they have committed sins, they will be forgiven.
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, bringing healing in its wings. You will go out leaping like calves let out of the stall.
He himself carried our sins in his own body up onto the cross, so that we would be done with sins and live for righteousness. By the bruises he bore you have been healed.
The LORD will hold them up on their sickbed; when they are ill, you turn their whole bed of sickness to health.
Jesus went from place to place all over Galilee. He taught in their synagogues, announced the gospel of the kingdom, and healed every disease and every illness among the people.
Do not think of yourself as wise; fear the LORD and keep away from evil. It will be medicine for your body and fresh strength for your bones.
“Come, let us return to the LORD. It is he who has torn us, and he will heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bandage our wounds.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about healing?
Scripture presents God as healer of body and heart: “I am the LORD who heals you” (Exodus 15:26), and Psalm 147:3 says “He heals those whose hearts are crushed.” James 5:14–15 invites the sick to prayer.
Which Bible verses are about healing?
Psalm 103:2–3, Isaiah 53:5, Jeremiah 17:14, and 1 Peter 2:24 are often memorized when praying for healing.
Does the Bible promise physical healing?
The Bible shows God heals and invites us to pray in faith (James 5:14–15), while entrusting the timing and outcome to his wisdom and goodness. Complete healing is promised in the resurrection, when he wipes away every tear (Revelation 21:4).