Part of a prayer I prayed for my sister letha's son.

offer this prayer in our time of need.

Father, I thank You for this wonderful opportunity to minister to my sister, Letha and her son. Satan is so stupid; he never remembers the verses that say, ISA 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

He never remembers: HEB 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

That, as a child of God, we can go where satan cannot go.
We can go to the inner court of mercy.
There is no mercy for satan anymore

But my Lord is.
PSA 86:5 For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 86:6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

Father, we have learned not to FEAR - which means to give respect or worship to the problem. Your Word encourages us to worship and respect the problem-solver.

PSA 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

PSA 46:1 .... God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 46:3 [Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.

Father, I pray for Frank today. The doctors like to scare people with words, but God likes to do the opposite. The doctors say he has spinal meningitis. The Lord says he is already healed by the stripes of Jesus. I like what the Lord says.

So, Father, we come against satan and his evil report and We love standing on Your Word. We ask for Frank's healing - not only for his body, but his soul and spirit also. Father, we rebuke the hand of satan here, and ask for Your mercy one more time. As a child, we thank You.

Now, Father, for my sister, Letha, who would gladly give up her life for her son, Frank. For my sister Letha who would say, "Don't take Frank; take me instead". My darling, Letha, I know your heart, for that is where many parents are when their child gets hurt.

Think on this - over two thousand years ago Jesus said, ABBA Father, don't let satan take them, I will take their sins and I will take their sickness to the cross. Daddy, let me die for them.

ISA 53:4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs (He has taken OUR sickness'), and carried our sorrows: (to the cross).... 53:5 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. 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him (on Jesus) the iniquity of us all.

So you see my precious sister, Jesus has already prayed your prayer - but a little different way. He wants to take your pain. He wants to take your sorrow. He want to take the sickness that satan tries to kill you with. He wants to do it for everyone who will humble themselves and pray and say, "Jesus, I will follow you this time."

These are the promises, open to everyone who has an open line to heaven. The only problem is that you have to make the call. I can pray for mercy, and the Lord will answer; but why wait for me, when you can have the line open for yourself? I know it is a bother, but you must apply for the line. I can't do that for you.

Genesis 20:17-18 God heals Abimelech and his family
Genesis 21:1-2 Childless Sarah given a son
Genesis 25:21 Childless Rebekah given twins
Genesis 30:22-23 Rachel made able to have children


Exodus 12:12-13 Plague to pass over when God sees the blood of the Passover lamb
Exodus 15:25-26 God's declaration: I am the Lord who heals you
Exodus 20:12 Long life promised for honoring parents
Exodus 23:25-26 God will take sickness away, prevent barrenness & miscarriages
Exodus 30:11-16 Atonement prevents plague


Leviticus 14:1-32 Law of atonement for leper's cleansing
Leviticus 15:13-15 Law of atonement for man with a discharge


Numbers 8:19 Atonement prevents plague
Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam struck with leprosy for bad attitude, healed after seven days
Numbers 16:44-50 Atonement stops killer epidemic
Numbers 21:5-9 People healed of fatal serpent bites when they look at symbol of Christ


Deuteronomy 5:16 Long life promised for honoring parents
Deuteronomy 5:33 Walking in God's ways prolongs your life
Deuteronomy 6:2 Walking in God's ways prolongs your life
Deuteronomy 7:12-15 God will take away sickness and prevent barrenness
Deuteronomy 11:8-9 Walking in God's ways prolongs your life
Deuteronomy 11:18-21 Laying up God's words in your heart lengthens your family's lives
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 You choose death or life; God is your longevity


Judges 13:2-3, 24 Samson born to a childless woman


1 Samuel 1 Barren Hannah given a son
1 Samuel 16:14-23 David's anointed music drives evil spirit from Saul


2 Samuel 24:10-25 Plague result of sin; sacrifice ends plague


1 Kings 3:14 Walking in God's ways prolongs your life
1 Kings 8:37-39 Solomon asks God to answer people's prayers for healing
1 Kings 13:4-6 Jeroboam smitten for trying to hurt man of God, then healed

2 Kings 4:12-17 Shunammite made able to bear a child
2 Kings 4:18-37 Shunammite's son raised from the dead
2 Kings 5:1-14 Naaman the Syrian healed of leprosy
2 Kings 6:18-20 Enemies smitten with blindness, then healed
2 Kings 13:20-21 Moabite raised from the dead
2 Kings 20:1-7 Hezekiah healed of fatal illness


1 Chronicles 21:7-27 Plague result of sin; sacrifice ends plague


2 Chronicles 7:28-30 Solomon asks God to answer people's prayers for healing
2 Chronicles 30:18-20 People healed after they keep the Passover


Job 33:19-25 Ransom (atonement) brings healing
Job 42:10 God heals Job of all his ailments

Psalm 21:4 David asked for and got long life
Psalm 30:2-3 Psalmist cries to God, God heals him and saves his life
Psalm 34:11-14 Stop doing and speaking evil and you'll live longer
Psalm 34:17-20 The Lord delivers the righteous from all their afflictions
Psalm 41:1-3 God strengthens the generous man on his sickbed
Psalm 41:4 Prayer for healing of soul
Psalm 61:6 God prolongs life
Psalm 67:1-2 God's saving health should be known around the world
Psalm 90:10 Even backslidden Israelites could live 70-80 years
Psalm 91 Abide in God and he'll keep sickness away from you
Psalm 103:1-5 God heals all your diseases and redeems you from destruction
Psalm 105:37 There were no feeble people when Israel left Egypt
Psalm 106:28-30 Idolatry brought sickness, righteous act got rid of it
Psalm 107:17-20 God sent his word and healed fools who got sick from sinning
Psalm 113:9 God makes the barren woman a mother
Psalm 147:3 God heals the brokenhearted


Proverbs 3:1-2 Remembering and keeping God's law adds long life to you
Proverbs 3:7-8 The fear of the Lord is health to your body
Proverbs 3:16 Wisdom increases your lifespan
Proverbs 4:10 Hear God's words and live a long time
Proverbs 4:20-22 God's words are medicine to your flesh
Proverbs 9:11 The fear of the Lord lengthens your life
Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the Lord lengthens your life
Proverbs 12:18 The tongue of the wise is health
Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is life; envy rots your bones
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are health to the bones
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart is like a medicine; a broken spirit makes you sick
Proverbs 18:14 Your spirit will carry you through sickness
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of your tongue
Proverbs 19:16 Keep God's commands and live, despise them and die
Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the Lord brings life


Isaiah 19:22 God will smite and heal Egypt
Isaiah 29:18 Deaf will hear, blind will see
Isaiah 33:24 Inhabitants will not say they are sick; they will be forgiven
Isaiah 35:3-6 Blind, deaf, lame, dumb to be healed
Isaiah 38:1-39:1 God heals Hezekiah of a fatal disease
Isaiah 40:29-31 Wait on the Lord and he'll strengthen you
Isaiah 53 Messiah will bear the people's sin, sicknesses and pain, save us from sin and heal us
Isaiah 57:16-19 God smote Israel but will heal it
Isaiah 58:6-11 Obey God's commands rather than doing rituals and get healthy quickly
Isaiah 65:22 God's people will live long like trees


Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no medicine or physician in Gilead? (Rhetorical question)
Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, Lord, and I shall be healed
Jeremiah 30:17 God will restore health to Israel and heal its wounds
Jeremiah 33:6-8 God will heal Jerusalem


Hosea 6:1 God smote us and will heal us
Hosea 11:3-4 Ephraim (figuratively Israel) didn't know God healed them


Malachi 4:2 Sun of righteousness will arise with healing in his wings

Dynamite Healing Scriptures

Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"

Psalms 34:10 "...they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing."

Psalms 103:3 "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"

Isaiah 53:4 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:"

Isaiah 53:5 "With his stripes we are healed."

Psalms 119:93 "I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me."

John 8:36 "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."

Romans 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

2 Corinthians 2:14 "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ."

1 John 3:8 "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."

3 John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

1 Peter 2:24 "By whose stripes ye were healed."

Isaiah 40:29 "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

Jeremiah 30:17 "I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds."

Matthew 8:17 "Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."

Romans 8:26 "The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities."

Isaiah 40:31 "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength."

Matthew 15:13 "Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up."

Romans 8:11 "He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

Proverbs 3:7-8 "Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."

Proverbs 4:20-22 "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."

Psalms 91:3 "Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence."

Psalms 42:11 "Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."

2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Psalms 107:20 "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions."

Jeremiah 33:6 "Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil."

Psalms 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

Psalms 55:22 "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."

Psalms 25:20 "O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee."

Isaiah 50:7 "For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed."

Jeremiah 17:14 "Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise."

Psalms 119:107 "I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word."

Psalms 121:2 "My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."

Psalms 119:50 "This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me."

Isaiah 57:19 "Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him."

Psalms 116:10 "I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted."

Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee."

Exodus 15:26 "I will put none of these diseases upon thee...for I am the LORD that healeth thee."

Deuteronomy 7:15 "And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee."

Deuteronomy 7:14 "There shall not be male or female barren among you...."

James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."

Every Example of Healing in the New Testament

 Introduction

This article presents every example in the New Testament where one or more people were healed. Jesus has commissioned all believers to lay hands on the sick throughout the Church Age. so it is important for us to understand the Scriptural examples in the Bible concerning healing.

Here are some important principles of healing that we will see over and over again in these passages:

1. Notice in every case, the healing was done through a human by the power of the Holy Spirit through the Name of Jesus. Where we are told how the healings were done, the vast majority of the healings in the New Testament were done through the laying-on of hands, often by commanding the healing. This principle is just as true today.
   
2. Notice that Jesus did not heal everyone who came to Him for healing. It was His will and His desire to heal everyone who came for healing, because He had compassion on them. But many were not healed until asked. Has His compassion or His will changed over the years? Not a bit! Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8), and He still has compassion on us and He still heals by the laying-on of hands. The only difference is that now He lives in us and He uses our hands for healing the sick.
   
3. Notice how often Jesus stressed that faith is essential in healing. Many times He told people that their faith had healed them. Faith is just as important in healing today as it was back then.
   
4. Notice that many times the healings did not happen until the person mixed action with his or her faith. The man with the shriveled hand had to stretch forth his hand before it was healed (Matthew 12:9-13). Another man had to go wash some mud off of his face before his eyesight was restored (John 9:1-7). These people put their faith into action, and then they were healed. The same principle holds true today.
   
5. In a number of cases, people were healed by having demons cast out of them. Sometimes simply casting out a demon will bring about the physical healing, just like the woman in Luke 13:10-13 who straightened up for the first time in 18 years after Jesus cast a spirit out of her. Other times the physical healing will not happen until a spirit is cast out, and then the body can be commanded to be healed.
   
6. When laying hands on people, Jesus sometimes placed His hands as close to the physical affliction as possible. He put His fingers in deaf people's ears, He touched His finger to mute people's tongues, and so on. This principle holds true today as well. When we minister healing, it is often best to place our hands as close to the problem area as possible (without being insensitive to a person's dignity) so that the power of the Holy Spirit can be applied directly to the affliction.
   
7. Notice that not everybody was instantly healed by Jesus. The ten lepers received their healing as they were on their way to see the priests in obedience to Jesus' command (Luke 17:11-14). On another occasion, Jesus laid hands on a person a second time before the healing was complete (Mark 8:22-25). This is true today as well. If someone is not instantly healed when we lay hands on them then we need to be persistent and try something different. If their healing never manifests itself while we are laying hands, then we need to have faith that the power of the Holy Spirit has gone into them and that within a day or two their healing might manifest itself. The person can also demonstrate persistence by having someone else lay hands on him or her. The Bible stresses over and over that God honors persistence.
   
8. Notice that Jesus did not always heal everyone around Him, nor did He go out in search of people to heal. He healed all those who came to Him or those whom God placed in His path. For example, Jesus healed a lame man at the pool of Bethesda, but apparently He did not heal any of the great number of disabled people who were also there (John 5:2-9). Another man, crippled from birth, was brought to the temple gate every day to beg, and he was healed by Peter and John (Acts 3:2-8). Jesus probably passed by this man many times as He went in and out of the temple gate, yet Jesus never healed him. There are a number of passages which say that Jesus healed all the sick, but these were people who came to Him or who were brought to Him, these were not people whom Jesus sought out to heal. Since Jesus did not automatically heal everyone around Him and He did not seek out people to heal and He did not empty out leper colonies, we have no Scriptural command nor precedent for trying to clear out hospitals (which is a common challenge made by those who don't believe in laying hands on the sick).
   
9. Occasionally we are told that Jesus asked people some questions to determine the type of healing that they needed and to determine if the healing was complete after He laid hands on them. This is equally important today.
   
10. The disciples were unable to cast a particular demon out of a little boy, and they asked Jesus why. He replied that this kind of demon only comes out with prayer (or with prayer and fasting, depending on which version of the Bible you have). The disciples were missing an important piece of knowledge concerning how to heal that little boy. This illustrates that the more we learn about healing, the more people we will see healed.
    
11. Several times Jesus told people to go and show themselves to the priests after they were healed. Scholars tell us that the priests were also the doctors of the time, so in one sense Jesus was telling people to check in with their doctors. When ministering healing today it is essential that we do not tell people to go off of any medications or anything like that. First of all, it would be considered practicing medicine without a license, which is illegal. Secondly, the Bible tells us to obey the authorities, and therefore when we submit to the authority of a doctor we should obey him or her. Always tell people to continue their medication and to go to their doctor as soon as possible in order to be pronounced healthy by the doctor.
    
12. Neither Jesus nor the disciples followed a strict formula when doing healing or deliverance. They occasionally did unusual things such as when Jesus spit and made some mud and put it on someone's eyes (John 9:1-7). God is sovereign, and when we are ministering healing or deliverance we must always be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus was.
    
13. Sometimes people were healed by touching Jesus' garments or the apostles' garments or things which had touched the apostles' bodies. The same holds true today. The power of the Holy Spirit is not limited by clothing, it flows through clothing, casts, and so on. People can be healed by touching our clothing in faith, just like the woman who was healed by touching the edge of Jesus' cloak (Mark 5:25-34).
    
14. Since healing only operates by faith, if people are present who are full of doubt and unbelief then they can actually prevent the healing from happening. It is sometimes best to take the sick person out of an atmosphere of doubt and unbelief so that he or she can be healed. Even Jesus and the apostles did this on several occasions (see Mark 5:38-42, 7:32-35, 8:22-25, and Acts 9:36-40, for example).
    

    
    

15. Jesus and the apostles were often ridiculed by religious people, and they were accused of doing demonic things. This is also true today. When you step out in faith and begin laying hands on the sick in obedience to the Great Commission, expect to be ridiculed. Ironically, atheists don't care about the healing power of God because they don't believe in God in the first place, so it will be your own brothers and sisters in Christ who will ridicule you and accuse you of doing things which are "of the devil" (speaking in tongues and so on). Love them anyway and don't let this deter you, because blessed are you when people ridicule you for the obedient works that you are doing in His Name (Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:23).
    
16. In the book of Acts, notice that the apostles continually declared that people were healed in the Name of Jesus. This is an especially important point. God is sovereign and He can heal people in any way He chooses, but the vast majority of healings that you will see will depend on three crucial things: Faith, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Name of Jesus.
    

 

Healing Passages

• Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
  Matthew 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.

  Notice that Jesus healed every sick person. It is still His will to heal people today. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

• Matthew 8:2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
  Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

  Mark 1:40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."
  Mark 1:41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
  Mark 1:42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.

  Luke 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
  Luke 5:13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.

  Jesus was willing to heal the sick back then, and He is still willing to heal the sick today. Notice that He did the healing by laying hands on the man and commanding the man's body to be healed. Jesus did not pray for the healing (in the sense of asking God to heal the man), He commanded it. Healing works exactly the same way today.

• Matthew 8:5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
  Matthew 8:6 "Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering."
  Matthew 8:7 Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him."
  Matthew 8:8 The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  Matthew 8:9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
  Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
  Matthew 8:11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 8:12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
  Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

  Luke 7:2 There a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
  Luke 7:3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
  Luke 7:4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this,
  Luke 7:5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue."
  Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.
  Luke 7:7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  Luke 7:8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
  Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."
  Luke 7:10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

  Healing requires faith today just as it did two thousand years ago.

• Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
  Matthew 8:15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

  Mark 1:30 Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her.
  Mark 1:31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

  Luke 4:38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
  Luke 4:39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

  Again we see Jesus healing someone by laying hands on the person. Notice that she got up and was healed. This is an important principle that we will see over and over in these Scripture passages. It is important for the sick person to put his or her faith into action. Many times the healings don't happen until people mix action with their faith. This is just as true today as it was in the first century. Also, notice that Jesus did not pray for the woman to be healed, He spoke to the fever and rebuked it, and it left her. Healing often works exactly the same way today.

• Matthew 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
  Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."

  Mark 1:32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.
  Mark 1:33 The whole town gathered at the door,
  Mark 1:34 and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

  Luke 4:40 When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.
  Luke 4:41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

  Over and over Jesus healed all of the sick people who were brought to Him. It is His will to heal, then and now. Notice that He did not pray for the demons to leave, He rebuked them and commanded them to come out, He drove them out with a word. Deliverance works just the same way today and is often just as easy as in this passage.

• Matthew 8:28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
  Matthew 8:29 "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
  Matthew 8:30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
  Matthew 8:31 The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."
  Matthew 8:32 He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.

  Mark 5:1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
  Mark 5:2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
  Mark 5:3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.
  Mark 5:4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
  Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
  Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
  Mark 5:7 He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!"
  Mark 5:8 For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"
  Mark 5:9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."
  Mark 5:10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
  Mark 5:11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
  Mark 5:12 The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them."
  Mark 5:13 He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

  Luke 8:26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.
  Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.
  Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torture me!"
  Luke 8:29 For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
  Luke 8:30 Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
  Luke 8:31 And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.
  Luke 8:32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.
  Luke 8:33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

  Notice that Jesus first commanded the demon to come out, then he asked the man or the demon a question ("What is your name?") to get some more information, then He completed the deliverance. Healing and deliverance work the same way today. We should interview the sick person to get some information before doing the healing, then we should ask further questions after the healing to determine if there are any further needs. Notice in Luke 8:29 (above) that the demons did not immediately leave when Jesus commanded them to go. Sometimes we have to be persistent when doing deliverance.

• Matthew 9:2 Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
  Matthew 9:3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"
  Matthew 9:4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?
  Matthew 9:5 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
  Matthew 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. . . ." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your mat and go home."
  Matthew 9:7 And the man got up and went home.
  Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.

  Mark 2:3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.
  Mark 2:4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.
  Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
  Mark 2:6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,
  Mark 2:7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
  Mark 2:8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?
  Mark 2:9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'?
  Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins . . . ." He said to the paralytic,
  Mark 2:11 "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."
  Mark 2:12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

  Luke 5:17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick.
  Luke 5:18 Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.
  Luke 5:19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
  Luke 5:20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
  Luke 5:21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
  Luke 5:22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
  Luke 5:23 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
  Luke 5:24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. . . ." He said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."
  Luke 5:25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.

  Here again we see that healing requires faith. Also, we see Jesus commanding the man to be healed (not praying for God to heal the man), and we see the man putting his faith into action and then receiving his healing.

• Matthew 9:18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live."
  Matthew 9:19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
  Matthew 9:23 When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd,
  Matthew 9:24 he said, "Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep." But they laughed at him.
  Matthew 9:25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

  Mark 5:22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet
  Mark 5:23 and pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live."
  Mark 5:24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
  Mark 5:35 While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?"
  Mark 5:36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."
  Mark 5:37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.
  Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.
  Mark 5:39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep."
  Mark 5:40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was.
  Mark 5:41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!").
  Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

  Luke 8:41 Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house
  Luke 8:42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.
  Luke 8:49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," he said. "Don't bother the teacher any more."
  Luke 8:50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed."
  Luke 8:51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child's father and mother.
  Luke 8:52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. "Stop wailing," Jesus said. "She is not dead but asleep."
  Luke 8:53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.
  Luke 8:54 But he took her by the hand and said, "My child, get up!"
  Luke 8:55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

  This is another example of Jesus healing someone by the laying-on of hands. Another point is demonstrated here as well. Jesus stressed that the father of the dead girl needed to have faith, and because healing requires faith it sometimes helps to have all those who are full of unbelief to leave the room. Even Jesus told those who had no faith to go outside so that the healing could take place.

• Matthew 9:20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
  Matthew 9:21 She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
  Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment.

  Mark 5:25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.
  Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.
  Mark 5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
  Mark 5:28 because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed."
  Mark 5:29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
  Mark 5:30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
  Mark 5:31 "You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?'"
  Mark 5:32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.
  Mark 5:33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.
  Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

  Luke 8:43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.
  Luke 8:44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
  Luke 8:45 "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you."
  Luke 8:46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me."
  Luke 8:47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
  Luke 8:48 Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."

  This is another example of the laying-on of hands, but in reverse. The sick woman laid hands on Jesus' garment, and she was healed because she put her faith into action. This method of healing works today just as well as it did back then. Many people have been healed in this way because it releases the sick person's faith and allows the healing to take place. Notice that lots of people were pressing against Jesus, but the woman's faith drew healing power from Jesus. In fact, this healing took Jesus by surprise, because He didn't know who had been healed. Jesus did not "do" this healing, it was her faith that brought about the healing.

• Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
  Matthew 9:28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied.
  Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you";
  Matthew 9:30 and their sight was restored.

  Another example of Jesus healing people by laying hands on them. We are specifically told that He laid hands on the problem area, the men's eyes. It is usually best to lay hands as close to the problem area as possible because this allows the healing power of the Holy Spirit to be applied as directly as possible to the sickness or injury. We will see Jesus doing this over and over. Notice that Jesus said the healing was based on their faith. This is just as true today as it was back then.

• Matthew 9:32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
  Matthew 9:33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
  Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."

  This passage demonstrates that physical afflictions are sometimes caused by demons. Cast out the demon and then either the affliction is gone or else it can easily be cured. This is just as true today as it was back then. Also, notice the reaction of the religious leaders (the Pharisees). They accused the things of God as being of the devil. Christians sometimes do the same thing today, so we need to expect a certain amount of persecution from our brothers and sisters when we step out in obedience to Christ by laying hands on the sick. Love them anyway!

• Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
  Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

  Jesus had compassion on people, and He healed every sick person who came to Him. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Hebrews 13:8), and He still has compassion on us and He still heals by the laying-on of hands. The only difference is that now He lives in us and He