Care For The Sick

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. — read the full passage →

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

Is any 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:

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him. — read the full passage →

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Is any 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: — read the full passage →

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. — read the full passage →

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

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; Andhe that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies. — read the full passage →

Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. — read the full passage →

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

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

And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him. — read the full passage →

And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep. — read the full passage →

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

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.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses. — read the full passage →

Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: — read the full passage →

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

For each man shall bear his own burden.

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

but declared both to them of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judæa, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judæa, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? — read the full passage →

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.