Topical Bible: Cured

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In the biblical context, the term "cured" refers to the restoration of health and wholeness, often through divine intervention or miraculous means. The concept of being cured is closely associated with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the power of God to restore both physical and spiritual well-being.

Old Testament Context

The Old Testament contains numerous accounts of individuals being cured of various ailments, often as a demonstration of God's power and mercy. For example, in 2 Kings 5, Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, is cured of leprosy after following the prophet Elisha's instructions to wash in the Jordan River seven times. This miraculous healing serves as a testament to the power of God and the importance of obedience to His commands.

In Exodus 15:26, God promises the Israelites that if they diligently listen to His voice and keep His commandments, He will not bring upon them the diseases that afflicted the Egyptians, for He is "the LORD who heals you." This passage underscores the belief that God is the ultimate healer and that adherence to His laws can lead to physical and spiritual health.

New Testament Context

The New Testament provides numerous examples of Jesus curing individuals of various diseases and afflictions, highlighting His divine authority and compassion. In Matthew 8:16-17, it is recorded that Jesus healed all who were sick, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah: "He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases." This passage emphasizes Jesus' role as the Messiah who brings healing and redemption.

One of the most notable accounts of Jesus curing an individual is found in Mark 5:25-34, where a woman suffering from a bleeding disorder for twelve years is healed by touching the hem of Jesus' garment. Jesus acknowledges her faith, saying, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction" (Mark 5:34). This account illustrates the power of faith in receiving healing and the personal nature of Jesus' ministry.

In addition to physical healing, the New Testament also emphasizes spiritual healing and the forgiveness of sins. In Mark 2:1-12, Jesus heals a paralytic man, declaring, "Son, your sins are forgiven" (Mark 2:5). This act demonstrates that Jesus' authority extends beyond physical ailments to the spiritual realm, offering complete restoration to those who believe in Him.

Theological Implications

The concept of being cured in the Bible is deeply intertwined with themes of faith, obedience, and divine grace. Healing is often portrayed as a sign of God's kingdom breaking into the world, offering a foretaste of the ultimate restoration that will come with the new creation. The miracles of healing performed by Jesus and the apostles serve as a testament to the power of God and the truth of the Gospel message.

Furthermore, the Bible teaches that while physical healing is significant, spiritual healing and reconciliation with God are of utmost importance. The ultimate cure for humanity's deepest ailment—sin—is found in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life to all who believe in Him.

Practical Application

Believers are encouraged to seek God's healing through prayer, faith, and obedience to His Word. James 5:14-15 instructs the church to pray for the sick, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord, with the assurance that "the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick" . This practice reflects the continued belief in God's power to cure and the importance of communal support in times of illness.

Ultimately, the biblical concept of being cured encompasses both physical and spiritual dimensions, pointing to the comprehensive nature of God's salvation and the hope of complete restoration in Christ.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Cure.

Greek

132. Aineas -- Aeneas, a paralytic cured by Peter
... Aeneas, a paralytic cured by Peter. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Aineas Phonetic Spelling: (ahee-neh'-as) Short Definition: Aeneas Definition ...
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2323. therapeuo -- to serve, cure
... Word Origin from therapon Definition to serve, cure NASB Word Usage cure (1), cured
(4), get healed (1), getting cured (1), heal (9), healed (21), healing (5 ...
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4982. sozo -- to save
... Word Origin from sos (safe, well) Definition to save NASB Word Usage bring...safely
(1), cured (1), ensure salvation (1), get (1), get well (2), made...well (6 ...
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1295. diasozo -- to bring safely through (a danger), to save ...
... a danger), to save thoroughly NASB Word Usage bring...safely (1), bring...safely
through (1), brought safely (2), brought safely through (1), cured (1), safely ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7501. Rephael -- "God has cured," a Levite
... 7500, 7501. Rephael. 7502 . "God has cured," a Levite. Transliteration: Rephael
Phonetic Spelling: (ref-aw-ale') Short Definition: Rephael. ...
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7509. Rephayah -- "Yah has cured," five Israelites
... 7508, 7509. Rephayah. 7510 . "Yah has cured," five Israelites. Transliteration:
Rephayah Phonetic Spelling: (ref-aw-yaw') Short Definition: Rephaiah. ...
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7505. Raphu -- "cured," a Benjamite
... 7504b, 7505. Raphu. 7506 . "cured," a Benjamite. Transliteration: Raphu
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-foo') Short Definition: Raphu. Word ...
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1455. gahah -- to depart, be cured or healed
... 1454, 1455. gahah. 1456 . to depart, be cured or healed. Transliteration: gahah
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-haw') Short Definition: cure. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8585. t'alah -- a watercourse
... a watercourse. Transliteration: t'alah Phonetic Spelling: (teh-aw-law') Short
Definition: conduit. conduit, cured, healing, little river, trench, watercourse ...
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Library

Of one that was Cured of a Palsy at his Tomb.
... BOOK IV CHAP. XXXI. Of one that was cured of a palsy at his tomb. THERE was
in that same monastery a brother whose name was Badudegn ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxxi of one that.htm

Of one who was Lately Cured of a Disease in his Eye at the Relics ...
... BOOK IV CHAP. XXXII. Of one who was lately cured of a disease in his eye
at the relics of St. Cuthbert. NOR is that cure to be passed ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxxii of one who.htm

How a Little Boy was Cured of a Fever at his Tomb.
... BOOK III CHAP. XII. How a little boy was cured of a fever at his tomb. SOME
time after, there was a certain little boy in the said ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xii how a little.htm

One of Ten Lepers Cured is Grateful
... ILLUSTRATIONS: ONE OF TEN LEPERS CURED IS GRATEFUL. And it came to pass, as he went
to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. ...
/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/one of ten lepers cured.htm

Peter's Wife's Mother Cured.
... PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER CURED. After Jesus ... fever. And He took her by the hand
and lifted her up. The fever left her and she was cured. She ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/peters wifes mother cured.htm

The Lame Man Cured by Peter and John.
... LECTURES LECTURE IV. THE LAME MAN CURED BY PETER AND JOHN. Chap. iii.1-16.
THE Apostles were commissioned to promulgate a religion ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture iv the lame man.htm

But Now, with a Heart Cured of that Wound...
... Book IX Chapter XIII But now, with a heart cured of that wound? But now,
with a heart cured of that wound, wherein it might seem ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xiii but now with.htm

The Demiurge Cured of his Ignorance by the Saviour's Advent, from ...
... Chapter XXVIII."The Demiurge Cured of His Ignorance by the Saviour's Advent,
from Whom He Hears of the Great Future in Store for Himself. ...
/.../tertullian/against the valentinians/chapter xxviii the demiurge cured of.htm

How Bishop John Cured a Dumb Man by his Blessing. [687 AD ]
... BOOK V CHAP. II. How Bishop John cured a dumb man by his blessing. [687
AD]. IN the beginning of Aldfrid's reign, Bishop Eata died ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap ii how bishop john.htm

How Faults Cannot be Cured Unless their Roots and Causes have Been ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XVII. How faults cannot be cured unless their roots
and causes have been discovered. I thought it well to insert ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xvii how faults cannot.htm

Thesaurus

Cured (62 Occurrences)
...Cured (62 Occurrences). ... Matthew 8:16 In the evening many demoniacs were brought to
Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick, (WEY). ...
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Instantly (39 Occurrences)
... hour. (See RSV). Matthew 17:18 Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him,
and the boy was cured from that hour. (See RSV). Matthew ...
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Moment (71 Occurrences)
... Matthew 9:22 And Jesus turned and saw her, and said, "Take courage, daughter; your
faith has cured you." And the woman was restored to health from that moment. ...
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Gifts (144 Occurrences)
... 5:14 f). But Paul in this passage speaks of "gifts of healings" (the plural "healings"
apparently refers to the variety of ailments that were cured) as being ...
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Foul (41 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:18 and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured. ... But Jesus rebuked
the foul spirit, and cured the youth and gave him back to his father. ...
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Diseases (38 Occurrences)
... Luke 5:15 But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes
crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases; (WEY BBE). ...
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Crowds (62 Occurrences)
... and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them, (WEY DBY NAS
RSV NIV). Matthew 15:31 so that the crowds wondered, seeing ...
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Warden (8 Occurrences)
... Luke 13:14 Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her
on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which ...
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Week (18 Occurrences)
... Luke 13:14 Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her
on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which ...
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Immense (11 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Matthew 14:14 So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt
compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health. (WEY). ...
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Resources

Who was Naaman in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Elisha in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What is spiritual blindness? | GotQuestions.org

Cured: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Cured (62 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:24
Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.
(WEY)

Matthew 8:3
Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
(See NIV)

Matthew 8:8
"Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive you under my roof: merely say the word, and my servant will be cured.
(WEY)

Matthew 8:16
In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
(WEY)

Matthew 9:21
for she said to herself, "If I but touch His cloak, I shall be cured."
(WEY)

Matthew 9:22
And Jesus turned and saw her, and said, "Take courage, daughter; your faith has cured you." And the woman was restored to health from that moment.
(WEY)

Matthew 11:5
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
(See NIV)

Matthew 12:15
Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured.
(WEY)

Matthew 12:22
At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.
(WEY)

Matthew 14:14
So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health.
(WEY)

Matthew 14:36
and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
(See NAS)

Matthew 15:30
Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,
(WEY)

Matthew 17:18
Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Matthew 19:2
And a vast multitude followed him, and He cured them there.
(WEY)

Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple, and He cured them.
(WEY)

Mark 1:34
Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
(WEY)

Mark 1:42
When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
(See NIV)

Mark 3:10
For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.
(WEY)

Mark 5:28
for she said, "If I but touch His clothes, I shall be cured."
(WEY)

Mark 5:29
In a moment the flow of her blood ceased, and she felt in herself that her complaint was cured.
(WEY DBY)

Mark 5:34
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease."
(WEB WEY)

Mark 6:5
And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and
(WEY)

Mark 6:13
Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil and cured.
(WEY)

Mark 10:52
"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has cured you." Instantly he regained his sight, and followed Him along the road.
(WEY)

Luke 4:40
At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them.
(WEY)

Luke 5:15
But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
(WEY)

Luke 6:17
With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
(WEY)

Luke 6:18
and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:19
The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.
(WEY)

Luke 7:7
and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.
(WEY)

Luke 7:21
In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 7:22
Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
(See NIV)

Luke 7:50
But He said to the woman, "Your faith has cured you: go, and be at peace."
(WEY)

Luke 8:2
and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
(See NIV)

Luke 8:36
And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.
(WEY NIV)

Luke 8:43
And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,
(DBY)

Luke 8:47
Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.
(WEY)

Luke 8:48
"Daughter," said He, "your faith has cured you; go, and be at peace."
(WEY)

Luke 9:11
But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT RSV)

Luke 9:42
Now while the youth was coming, the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the youth and gave him back to his father.
(WEY)

Luke 13:14
Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day."
(WEY)

Luke 14:4
They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away.
(WEY)

Luke 17:15
One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,
(WEY DBY)

Luke 17:19
And He said to him, "Rise and go: your faith has cured you."
(WEY)

Luke 18:42
"Recover your sight," said Jesus: "your faith has cured you."
(WEY)

John 5:4
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and agitated the water: whoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was cured of whatever disease he had.
(DBY)

John 5:10
So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV)

John 5:11
"He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'"
(WEY)

John 5:13
But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.
(WEY)

John 5:14
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.
(WBS)

Acts 4:9
if we to-day are under examination concerning the benefit conferred on a man helplessly lame, as to how this man has been cured;
(WEY)

Acts 4:14
And seeing the man standing with them--the man who had been cured--they had no reply to make.
(WEY)

Acts 5:16
The inhabitants, too, of the towns in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem came in crowds, bringing sick persons and some who were harassed by foul spirits, and they were cured, one and all.
(WEY)

Acts 14:9
After this man had listened to one of Paul's sermons, the Apostle, looking steadily at him and perceiving that he had faith to be cured,
(WEY)

Acts 19:12
so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.
(See NIV)

Acts 28:8
It happened, however, that his father was lying ill of dysentery aggravated by attacks of fever; so Paul went to see him, and, after praying, laid his hands on him and cured him.
(WEY DBY)

Acts 28:9
Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came, and were cured.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV)

James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
(WEY)

Deuteronomy 28:27
Jehovah doth smite thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and with emerods, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which thou art not able to be healed.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:35
Yahweh will strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, of which you can not be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
(See NIV)

2 Kings 5:7
It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But consider, please, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me."
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 46:11
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

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