Top 30 Bible Verses about the Sick and Suffering

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Is anyone among you sick? 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.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am languishing; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.

For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD.

But when he heard it, he said, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your disease.”

O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Though he bring grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.