“As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’ When he saw them, he said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were cleansed.” – Luke 17:14, NIV
Jesus did a lot of healing during his ministry. Whether it was sickness, injury or any other physical ailment, Jesus did not hold back when it came to having compassion towards this group of people, even if it upset others. For instance, in Luke 17:11-19, he healed ten outcast men plagued with leprosy.
Here are some other miracles of healing that Jesus performed in the Gospels:
- Healing the Sick: During Jesus’ time on Earth, many of the modern medical discoveries had not been made yet, making it even scarier and more painful to be sick than it is today. While Jesus was on Earth, he took the time to heal many people from their sicknesses including an official’s sick son (John 4:43-54), Simon’s mother-in-law (Mark 1:29-31), a man with abnormal swelling (Luke 14:1-4), lepers (Mark 1:40-45) and many more people.
- Restoring the Blind’s Sight: In multiple passages (Matthew 9:27-31, Mark 8:22-26 and John 9:1-38), accounts of Jesus healing the blind are found.
- Making the Paralyzed Walk: Walking was even more important in Jesus’ time than in today’s world, as those who were paralyzed were forced to beg in order to survive. In Matthew 9:1-8, Jesus heals and forgives a paralyzed man. In John 5:1-9, Jesus heals a disabled man on the Sabbath.
- Curing Other Ailments: There were also other ailments that Jesus cured such as bleeding (Mark 5:25-34), deafness and muteness (Mark 7:31-37) and the loss of an ear (Luke 22:51).
What does this healing look like today? Jesus still has the ability to physically heal the sick and hurting. However, an even greater gift is spiritual healing.
Isaiah 53:5 says, “by his wounds we are healed.” No matter how physically healthy or unhealthy we are, we are in need of the gift of redemption to heal our relationship and gain eternal life with Jesus.