What does the Bible say about healing?
Healing in scripture is physical, emotional, and spiritual — and God is named as the source of all three. The Psalms call him 'the God who heals.' Jesus' ministry is shot through with healing miracles. James instructs the church to pray for the sick. The Bible never promises a pain-free life, but it consistently presents healing as part of God's character and good purposes.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Bible verses about healing
"He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds."
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"Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise."
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"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
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"Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him."
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"and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee."
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"Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
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"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
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Frequently asked
Does God still heal today?
Christian traditions differ in expectation, but scripture itself presents healing — through prayer, medicine, and time — as ongoing evidence of God's mercy.
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