Bible Verses About Laying Hands On The Sick

Now 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.

Direct Gospel healing by laying on hands

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Direct command about laying hands on the sick

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

Direct Gospel example of healing by touch

Is any sick among you? 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:

Clear command to pray over the sick

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Direct healing promise for the sick

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Direct anointing and healing of sick people

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

Direct sending of disciples to heal the sick

Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

Peter requests power to give Spirit by hands

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Apostles pray and lay hands on believers

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

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And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

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Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

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And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

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So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

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And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Hands and prayer used in sending

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

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By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

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

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Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

General doctrinal list mentioning laying on of hands

And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

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And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

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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.

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