Bible Verses for Praying for a Sick Loved One
Scripture invites us to pray boldly for healing — and to trust the outcome to a Father who is good even when the answer isn't what we asked for. These verses give you words when your own run out.
Pray this
Lay your hand over their name (write it down if you can) and pray James 5:14-15 over them.
"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 him who is sick."
"Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness."
"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."
"Heal me, O Yahweh, and I shall be healed. Save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise."
"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Frequently asked questions
- Scripture affirms it (James 5:14-15), and Christians across history testify to it. God sometimes heals miraculously, sometimes through medicine, sometimes through the ultimate healing of resurrection.