How many times is healing mentioned in the Bible?
The word healing appears 14 times in the King James Version, in 13 verses. Counting every form (healing, heal, healed, healeth), it appears 137 times in 131 verses across 28 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses healing 19 times (149 with every form).
Healing in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of healing counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| healing | 14 | 19 |
| heal | 40 | 43 |
| healed | 79 | 80 |
| healeth | 4 | 0 |
| heals | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 137 | 149 |
Which books mention healing most
Healing appears in 28 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Luke has the most (27), then Matthew (17) and Jeremiah (13).
Also in: Exodus (2), 1 Corinthians (2), Genesis (1), Numbers (1), 1 Samuel (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Lamentations (1), Nahum (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1).
First and last mention of healing
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
The verse that uses it most is Isaiah 19:22, 2 times (tied with Jeremiah 14:19, Jeremiah 17:14, Jeremiah 51:9, Luke 9:11, Luke 13:14):
And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
Where the two translations differ
8 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 20 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Psalm 60:2: counted in the KJV only
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.
Ezekiel 30:21: counted in the KJV only
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Behold, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it become strong to hold the sword.
Joshua 5:8: counted in the World English Bible only
And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.
2 Kings 5:3: counted in the World English Bible only
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
Verses with healing on our topic pages
26 verses that use healing in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
On: Healing, Comfort, Depression, Loneliness
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;
On: Healing, Forgiveness
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
On: Healing
Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
On: Healing
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
On: Healing
Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.
On: Healing
Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.
On: Healing
For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
On: Healing
“Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
On: Healing
Common questions
How many times is healing in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 63 of the 137 uses are in the Old Testament and 74 in the New Testament. Healing appears in 28 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Luke has the most (27), then Matthew (17) and Jeremiah (13).
Where is healing first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 20:17: "So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children." The last is Revelation 22:2.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Healing (37 Verses).
More word counts: strength, courage, pride, humility, sheep, lamb, thankful, rejoice, or all 107 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.