Bible Verses About Sickness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for sickness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 14,453 votes, led by 3 John 1:2. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Sickness
3 John 1:2564 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Romans 5:3-4467 votes
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
James 5:14-15453 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:
1 Peter 2:24366 votes
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Isaiah 53:5335 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.
Proverbs 17:22328 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Psalms 41:3326 votes
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Revelation 21:4319 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Jeremiah 29:11291 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Exodus 15:26276 votes
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Luke 10:9252 votes
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
1 Peter 5:7247 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Exodus 23:25243 votes
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
Isaiah 40:29-31223 votes
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Jeremiah 17:14212 votes
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Psalms 23:1-6205 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Matthew 10:1196 votes
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Luke 9:1194 votes
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Psalms 107:20189 votes
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
2 Corinthians 4:17177 votes
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Psalms 147:3175 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Jeremiah 30:17172 votes
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Acts 10:38165 votes
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Matthew 9:35149 votes
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 4:24146 votes
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
What does the Bible say about sickness?
Readers most often cite 3 John 1:2 on the subject of sickness. Across 14,453 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 5:3-4, James 5:14-15, 1 Peter 2:24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.