Bible Verses About Chronic Illness
Finding His strength in your physical weakness.
Living with long-term physical suffering requires a specialized kind of strength that only comes from deep dependence on God. While the journey may feel wearying and the answers slow to come, His promise remains that His grace is truly sufficient for every moment of weakness. By anchoring your heart in His faithfulness, you can experience a supernatural peace that transcends your physical condition. Trust that He is using even this difficult season to produce an eternal weight of glory in your life.
Key Passages
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"
"And he said unto me,My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."
"The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness."
"¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people."
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people."
"And Jesus answered and said,Suffer ye thus far.And he touched his ear, and healed him."
"Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;"
"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
"For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully."
"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: 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."
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;"
"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."
"Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
"Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise."
"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
"¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy."
"But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips."
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