What does the Bible say about healing?
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The Bible teaches that God is compassionate toward the sick and broken, inviting His people to seek Him in faith while trusting His wise and sovereign care. Jeremiah 17:14 and Jeremiah 33:6 present the Lord as the healer of His people, and Psalms 147:3 comforts those whose hearts are wounded. Above all, Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24 point to Christ, whose saving work heals us from sin and restores us to God. Believers should pray for the sick, as James 5:15 teaches, use ordinary means gratefully, and rest in God whether He grants present recovery or sustains them through suffering.
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- Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Yahweh, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.
- 1 Peter 2:24
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.
- Isaiah 41:10
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isaiah 53:5
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.
- Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
- Psalms 41:3
Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, And restore him from his bed of illness.
- Psalms 103:2-4
[2] Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don't forget all his benefits; [3] Who forgives all your sins; Who heals all your diseases; [4] Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;
- Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, But a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- James 5:15
and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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