Bible Verses About Praying for the Sick
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying for the sick, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,468 votes, led by James 5:15. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying for the Sick
James 5:15171 votes
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Mark 11:24145 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
James 5:13-16139 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
James 5:14-1590 votes
Is any sick among you? 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:
Ephesians 6:10-1864 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
James 5:1461 votes
Is any sick among you? 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:
Matthew 4:23-2453 votes
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Romans 8:2840 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Luke 16:19-3138 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
James 4:733 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Psalms 41:330 votes
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Isaiah 53:527 votes
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.
Luke 12:4027 votes
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
James 5:1627 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Jeremiah 17:1426 votes
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
3 John 1:226 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Psalms 115:325 votes
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Hosea 4:625 votes
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
1 John 4:122 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Matthew 8:1621 votes
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Colossians 1:1620 votes
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Acts 2:3819 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
2 Chronicles 7:1418 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
James 5:1-2018 votes
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Psalms 147:317 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
What does the Bible say about praying for the sick?
Readers most often cite James 5:15 on the subject of praying for the sick. Across 1,468 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 11:24, James 5:13-16, James 5:14-15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.