Scripture for Restoration & Recovery

Bible Verses for Healing

Bible verses about healing — God's restoration, care in illness, and faith in suffering. Read each passage in context or draw a random healing verse. 15 carefully reviewed passages from the World English Bible (WEB).

Looking for Bible verses for healing? Whether the wound is physical, emotional, or spiritual, healing is a journey. These carefully reviewed passages offer comfort for those who are suffering and remind us that restoration is possible through God’s care.

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Psalms 41:3

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. I said, "LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

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God Who Heals

Scripture treats healing as part of who God is, not a reward for enough faith. The Old Testament calls Him “the LORD who heals you” (Exodus 15:26), and the Psalms name His character: “who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases” (Psalm 103:3). The most striking healings in the Gospels often arrive with a word of faith: “According to your faith be it done to you” (Matthew 9:29).

Healing in Scripture

But healing in Scripture is wider than the Gospels. Isaiah 58:8-9 promises that “your healing will appear quickly,” and Jeremiah 30:17 carries a covenant promise: “I will heal you and cure you of your wounds.” Even in lament, the psalmist’s honest cry becomes prayer: “Heal me, LORD, for my bones are troubled” (Psalm 6:2).

Top Bible Verses for Healing

Here are some of the most powerful Bible verses for healing that believers have turned to for centuries:

  • Psalm 103:1-3 — “Who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases.”
  • Psalm 41:3 — “The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed.”
  • Jeremiah 30:17 — “I will heal you and cure you of your wounds.”
  • Psalm 147:3 — “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
  • Matthew 9:29 — “According to your faith be it done to you.”

Faith and Medicine

These verses offer encouragement in illness and suffering, but they are not a substitute for medical care. Healing is a journey — if pain or sickness is affecting your health or daily life, please also talk with a doctor, counselor, or pastor you trust. Faith and medicine are not opposites.

Bible Verses for Healing

  • 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.

    Isaiah 53:5·Verse page·Read context

  • Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."

    Matthew 9:29·Verse page·Read context

  • Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you."

    Luke 18:42·Verse page·Read context

  • Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

    Luke 5:20·Verse page·Read context

  • Then he said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you."

    Luke 17:19·Verse page·Read context

  • Jesus stood still and said, "Call him." They called the blind man, saying to him, "Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!" He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Rabboni, that I may see again."

    Mark 10:49·Verse page·Read context

  • Then the LORD's ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and mourning will flee away.

    Isaiah 35:10·Verse page·Read context

  • By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! Praise the LORD, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

    Psalms 103:1·Verse page·Read context

  • Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper." You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my heart may praise you and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

    Psalms 30:10·Verse page·Read context

  • Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses. He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

    Psalms 107:19·Verse page·Read context

  • Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and the LORD's glory will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I am.'

    Isaiah 58:8·Verse page·Read context

  • The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. I said, "LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

    Psalms 41:3·Verse page·Read context

  • Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you."

    Matthew 9:2·Verse page·Read context

  • Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured. All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered. I will make a full end of you. I will heal you and cure you of your wounds," says the LORD; "because they have called you an outcast, saying, 'It is Zion, whom no one seeks after.'

    Jeremiah 30:16·Verse page·Read context

  • Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul is also in great anguish. But you, LORD, how long?

    Psalms 6:2·Verse page·Read context

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about healing?

The Bible shows healing as part of God's character, not a reward for good behavior. The Old Testament calls Him "the LORD who heals you" (Exodus 15:26) and promises He "forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases" (Psalm 103:3). In the Gospels, Jesus healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and even forgave the paralyzed — often linking healing with faith. Scripture also promises future wholeness: "I will heal you and cure you of your wounds" (Jeremiah 30:17).

What is a good Bible verse for healing?

Isaiah 53:5 is one of the most quoted healing verses in Scripture: "by his wounds we are healed." Psalm 103:3 — "who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases" — is one of the most complete statements about God's healing care. Isaiah 58:8 promises that "your healing will appear quickly." For those in the middle of suffering, Psalm 41:3 sustains: "The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed." Use the random tool above to draw from the full collection and find the passage that speaks to your situation.

Does the Bible promise physical healing for everyone?

No. The Bible records many healings, but it never promises that every illness will be cured in this life. Some healings were signs of Jesus' authority; others were responses to specific faith. What Scripture does promise is God's presence in suffering and ultimate restoration. If you are dealing with illness or chronic pain, please also work with doctors and caregivers — faith and medicine are not opposites, and seeking help is not a failure of belief.