Bible verses for healing
For the body, the mind, and the heart — verses to pray when you need God to mend something.
The Bible doesn't promise that every healing will happen now, but it promises that God is a healer. These verses are for you to pray over yourself, a friend, a parent, a child, or a marriage.
What's the season you're in?
Physical healing
- Exodus 15:26 — 'I am the Lord, who heals you.'
- Psalm 103:2–3 — 'Praise the Lord… who heals all your diseases.'
- Jeremiah 17:14 — 'Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed.'
- Isaiah 53:5 — 'By his wounds we are healed.'
- James 5:14–15 — 'Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them.'
- Matthew 9:35 — 'Jesus went through all the towns… healing every disease and sickness.'
- 3 John 1:2 — 'I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you.'
Emotional and mental healing
- Psalm 34:18 — 'The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.'
- Psalm 147:3 — 'He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.'
- Isaiah 61:1 — 'He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted.'
- 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 — 'The Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.'
- Philippians 4:6–7 — 'The peace of God will guard your hearts and minds.'
- Matthew 11:28 — 'Come to me, all you who are weary… I will give you rest.'
When healing is slow or doesn't come the way you asked
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 — 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'
- Romans 8:28 — 'In all things God works for the good of those who love him.'
- Psalm 30:2 — 'Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.'
- Revelation 21:4 — 'There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.'
- Psalm 73:26 — 'My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart.'
Short prayers for healing
- 'Healer, you can. I'm asking you to.'
- 'Lord, give the doctors wisdom and my body the strength to receive it.'
- 'Father, heal what only you can see.'
- 'Jesus, if not now, sustain me until then.'
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