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JESUS HEALS
The Collected Gospel Accounts Of Healing
… faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. [Romans 10:17 NIV] Introduction
Question: Why this booklet? Answer: My wife was miraculously healed of rectal cancer in 2005; we have copies of the medical records from Kaiser and we took meticulous notes on what was happening. We believe this booklet may be helpful to others. This introduction describes how faith was produced by God in the author, through no merit of his own.
Now, as I look back on this period, I realize that the word of Christ had acted as a "heart conditioner" to change my weed filled heart into good soil. "But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it." Matthew 13:23 NIV.
I my case. faith came in 2 stages.
Stage 1: HOPE Turns into a Real Possibility The first stage was "assurance of things hoped for" [part "a" of Hebrews 11:1 shown above.]
NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) [some translations use confidence] of the things [we] hope for, … Hebrews 11:1a (Amplified Bible)
assurance - transliterated Greek = Hupostasis that which has foundation, is firm that which has actual existence a substance, real being
hope - transliterated Greek = Elpizo to wait for fulfillment of God’s promise with joy and full confidence; not a general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; not wishful thinking; nor positive thinking
I knew [intellectually] God heals, it is written on many Christian church walls in the form of verses quoted for inspiration.
About 9 months [Sept. 2004] before we knew about my wife's rectal cancer, the Holy Spirit gave me a strong desire to read all the Gospel accounts of healing. Eventually I found all 43 and I read them over and over again. By Dec. of 2004 I was confidently proclaiming [often to the objection of those listening - I can be obnoxiously persistent] that Jesus heals.
The statement I was in effect making was: Everyone [in the Gospel accounts of healings], who came to [into the presence of] Jesus for [the express purpose of] healing, was healed.
I had very carefully worded this proclamation; please take careful note of the statement, it has many qualifiers. "Gospel accounts", "of healings", "into the presence of", and "the express purpose of". Of these cases, Jesus did not turn anyone away and ALL were healed.
This for me became the "firm foundation", the confidence that Jesus actually heals. This "assurance" was in my heart; healing had a reality of its own that developed over the months that followed. This part of faith certainly came as the Bible says, "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ." Romans 10:17 NIV.
Stage 2: FAITH Appears The second stage of faith was “evidence of things we do not see” perceived “as real fact”. [part “b” of Hebrews 11:1]
… being the proof [evidence] of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. Hebrews 11:1b (Amplified Bible)
proof / evidence / conviction - transliterated Greek = Elegchos a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested
things - transliterated Greek = Pragma (our pragmatic - matter-of-fact: concerned with practical matters) that which has been done, a deed, an accomplished fact
seen - transliterated Greek word = Blepo perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look
For me this happened in a instant, in the twinkling of an eye. I do volunteer work at Shepherd's Gate in Livermore. My wife and I went to one of their worship and prayer meetings on Thursday [26 May 2005] morning where battered and homeless women in the program laid hands on her in Jesus name for healing. It is often the unrestrained faith of new believers that finds favor with the Father.
As we were about to leave, Steve McRee laid hands on me and prayed. We went to the car and got in. As I drove out of the driveway onto Portola Avenue, I knew Elaine was healed. In my heart I could actually feel it, “perceived as real fact.”
"Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown." Mark 4:20 NIV.
The faith was not located in my thoughts. It over-powered my thoughts. My heart was seized by faith. There was not even a possibility of doubting that she was healed. I told people it was like trying to doubt that the Pacific Ocean was to the West of us. How do you doubt that? You just know.
The good soil had produced an instant crop of faith. Hebrews 11:1 became a definition of what I was feeling. Years before, I had been trying to make Hebrews 11:1 generate faith. That was fruitless.
Additionally, this seemed to be a special kind of faith, the kind talked about in 1 Corinthians 12:8-9 The Amplified Bible [the Gift of Faith] "To one is given [gifted] in and through the [Holy] Spirit ... [wonder-working] faith ..."
In 4 months the stage 3 tumor [Kaiser Walnut Creek and Dr. Samuel Liu have photos] was completely gone and Dr. Liu, instead of operating, in prayer gave thanks to God for this miracle holding Elaine's and Randy's hands.
In June and July of 2007 [2 years later], an effort to find traces of cancer in Elaine failed. We continue to live as a family as though God has his hand in our faces. Our lives are not the same. R. Dedication
This booklet is dedicated to you, the one that will, by faith and the power of the Holy Spirit, establish the Kingdom of our God, and authority of his Messiah here on earth.
“Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Amplified Bible
Revelations 12:7-11 The Message War broke out in Heaven. Michael and his Angels fought the Dragon. The Dragon and his Angels fought back, but were no match for Michael. They were cleared out of Heaven, not a sign of them left. The great Dragon—ancient Serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, the one who led the whole earth astray—thrown out, and all his Angels thrown out with him, thrown down to earth.
Then I heard a strong voice out of Heaven saying, Salvation and power are established! Kingdom of our God, authority of his Messiah! The Accuser of our brothers and sisters thrown out, who accused them day and night before God. They defeated him through the blood of the Lamb and the bold word of their witness [testimony]. (emphasis added, Rev. 12:7-11 Msg)
Doesn’t that sound like the following event recorded in Chapter 10 of Luke’s Gospel: 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. ... 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority ... to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." 21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. (NIV) Contents
1 Royal Official Told “You May Go”, Son Healed Took Jesus at His Word – All Household Believes 2 Message With Authority; Evil Spirit Told “Come Out” With Authority and Power He Gives Orders - News Spread 3 Jesus Rebukes High Fever In Peter's Mother-In-Law 4 He Carried Away Our Diseases; All Healed He Carried Away Our Diseases – Before Sermon on the Mount 5 Every Disease & Sickness Healed Teaching & Preaching the Good News – Before Sermon on the Mount 6 News Spread; All Healed, Large Crowds Follow Him Brought to Him – Various Diseases - He Healed Them – News Spread 7 “I Am Willing”, Jesus Touches Man; “Be Clean” Covered With Leprosy - Touched Him - Show Yourself as a Testimony to the Priest 8 News Spread More; Crowds of People Healed News About Him Spread – Jesus Prays Alone 9 Power Present and Friends With Paralytic on Mat Jesus Saw Their Faith - Gave Praise to God 10 Disabled 38 Years, Bethesda Pool, Picked From Crowd Jesus Solicits a Healing - Man Offers Excuse – Stop Sinning 11 Jesus Looked in Anger, “Stretch Out Your Hand” Deeply Distressed at Stubborn Hearts 12 All Follower’s Sick Healed; Pharisees Plot Murder My Chosen Servant – I Will Put My Spirit on Him 13 Power Was Coming From Him and Healing Them All A Great Number of People –– All Tried To Touch Him 14 Faith of Centurion: “Just Say the Word” Jesus Was Astonished – Be It Done As You Believed 15 Jesus’ Heart Went Out to Widow; Son Raised Don’t Cry - I Say to You, Get Up - Praised God – News Spread 16 John’s Disciples Told “Report What You Have Seen” The Good News Is Preached – Cured Many - Don’t Fall Away
17 Blind Mute; The Kingdom of God Has Come Upon You Jesus and Beelzebub – Your Judges – Kingdom of God Upon You 18 Jesus Gave Permission To Legion Of Evil Spirits Demon-possessed Man - Come Out of this Man 19 Why Bother, But Synagogue Ruler’s Daughter Raised Just Believe – They Laughed - Jesus Says Get Up 20 Power Goes Out When Woman Touches His Cloak Suffered Under Doctors - Jesus Didn’t Know Who Touched Him 21 Two Blind Men Cry Out “Have Mercy on Us” Do You Believe I am Able – According to Your Faith – News Spread 22 Nothing Like This Ever Seen In Isreal; Mute Speaks Demon-possessed Man - By the Prince of Demons 23 Compassion On The Harassed & Helpless Healing Every Disease and Sickness - He Had Compassion on Them 24 Amazed at Lack of Faith in _______ Jesus Could Not Do Miracles - Except Lay Hands on a Few Sick People 25 To Disciples - Heal Sick, Raise Dead, Drive Out Demons Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples – Anointed Many Sick with Oil and Healed Them 26 Compassion On Sick In Large Crowd Their Sick Healed before Five Thousand Are Feed 27 All Who Touched Him Were Healed They Ran Throughout Region – Carried The Sick On Mats 28 Canaanite Woman & Crumbs; “Your Request Is Granted” Demon-possessed Daughter - Have Mercy on Me - You Have Great Faith 29 Begged Him To Place Hands On Deaf Mute Man A Deep Sigh Looking to Heaven – People Overwhelmed 30 Great Crowds Bring Disabled For Healing Before Jesus Feeds 4,000 - People Bringing the Lame – Were Amazed, Praised God 31 Spit, Second Touch; Begged Jesus To Touch Blind Man Outside the Village – Do You See Anything? 32 If You Can?; Argument Over Son with Evil Spirit How Long Shall I Put Up with You - If You Can? - Everything Possible for Believer 33 Jesus Sends 72; Saw Satan Fall Like Lighting Peace to This House, The Kingdom of God is Near 34 The Finger Of God; Mute Man Speaks 35 Ten Lepers Healed, One Praises God Go, Show Yourselves - Were Not All Ten Cleansed? 36 Man Born Blind Sees, The Seeing Blinded No One Sinned – To Display Work of God – Remarkable! You Don’t Know 37 Crippled 18 Years, Woman Set Free On Sabbath You Are Set Free – Ruler Indignant - You Hypocrites 38 Carefully Watched At Prominent Pharisee's House Is It Lawful to Heal - They Remained Silent 39 Death and Resurrection; “Lazarus, Come Out” For God’s Glory - Jesus Wept – Spoke for Benefit of People - Lazarus Come Out 40 Large Crowds Followed, He Healed Them Large Crowds Followed – He Healed Them 41 Shouting For Mercy, Blind Bartimaeus Receives Sight Have Mercy on Me - Your Faith has Healed You 42 Priests & Teachers Indignant At Children Shouting Blind & Lame Healed at the Temple 43 Ear Of Servant Restored During Jesus’ Arrest No More of This! - He Touched the Man's Ear and Healed Him Observations Concerning Healing Accounts Appendix A: Table of Scripture References
Questions We Often Ask
Giving voice to questions born in the transitional state of doubt can open the heart to receive truth and the truth will set you free. [John 8:32]
But the seed (that falls) on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. - Luke 8:15 NIV
We will be looking at eye witness accounts, noticing certain aspects about what happened in Jesus’ presence and making observations to answer the questions below. One of the most intriguing questions is “did Jesus ever pray for healing?”
a) Can Jesus heal any & every disease? (6 – reference # to healing account.) b) Does Jesus have to see the person being healed? (1, 14, 20) c) Is it ever too late for someone to be healed? (15, 19, 39) d) Can we prevent Jesus from healing? (24) e) Does a person have to have faith to be healed? (11, 38) f) Can another person’s faith enable healing? (3, 9, 14, 19, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32) g) Does Jesus heal unbelievers? Why? (32) h) Can you see faith? (9) i) What is present in this (9) healing account? j) Was faith or power present when Jesus healed a servant? (43) k) Is healing an end in itself? (5, 14, 17, 23, 25, 34) l) Did some people’s faith have an impact on Jesus? (9, 14, 24, 28, 32) m) Did some people have a hand in their healing? (21, 41) n) Why was Peter’s mother healed? (3) o) Is sin sometimes involved in disease/illness? (10, 37, 39) p) Did people laugh at Jesus? (19) q) What was the purpose of healing? (37, 39) r) Are some healings just demonstrations? (11, 38) s) Do some people get more than they expect? (10) t) Was Jesus rushed at any time? (32) u) Was Jesus exasperated at times? (11, 29, 32) v) Did Jesus ever not heal instantly, did He have to try again? (31) w) Are some things impossible? (32 – see verse 23 in this account)
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. -1 John 3:8 NIV
Maybe our thoughts and hearts sometimes obscure the presence of the Jesus in the Gospels and consequently our ability to say “Jesus Heals.” Please read on to change that paradigm.
So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They'll do the work I sent them to do, they'll complete the assignment I gave them. –Isaiah 55:11 The Message
Bold verse citations at the end of the following Gospel healing accounts are the scriptures shown in full text in the New International Version (NIV). Where the same account is recorded in another Gospel, the citation is also included, but not the full text.
Jesus’ words are in RED. At the end of each account, you will see letters after the named city. The lowercase letters [i.e. b) g) n) ] refer to “Questions We Often Ask” section near the front and uppercase letters [i.e. F K BB NN ] refer to “Observations Concerning Healing Accounts” near the end of this booklet.
1 Royal Official Told “You May Go”, Son HealedTook Jesus at His Word – All Household Believes
48 "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe." 49 The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies." 50 Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live." / The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51 While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52 When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour." 53 Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." So he and all his household believed. 54 This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee. (John 4:46-54) [Cana-Capernaum // b) / Q S Y VV ]
2 Message With Authority; Evil Spirit Told “Come Out”With Authority and Power He Gives Orders - News Spread 31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.
35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. 36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What is this teaching? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!" 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area. (Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37) [Capernaum // / V EE ]
3 Jesus Rebukes High Fever In Peter's Mother-In-Law38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. (Matt 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39) [Capernaum // f) n) / I N R ]
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46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal
official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had
arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal
his son, who was close to death. 
33 In the synagogue there
was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his
voice, 34 "Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come
to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!" 
13 Jesus reached out his
hand and touched the man. 
17 One day as he was
teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the
Lord was present for him to heal the sick. 18 Some men came carrying a
paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before
Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they
went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the
middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 
1 Some time later, Jesus
went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is
surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people
used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [Some less important
manuscripts add - and they waited for the moving of the waters. 4 From time to
time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one
into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease he
had.] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When
Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a
long time, he asked him, 
1 Another time he went
into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them
were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see
if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled
hand, 
14 But the Pharisees went
out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. 15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew
from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick, 16 warning
them not to tell who he was. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the
prophet Isaiah: 18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, / the one I
love, in whom I delight; / I will put my Spirit on him, / and he will
proclaim justice to the nations. / 19 He will not quarrel or cry out; / no one
will hear his voice in the streets. / 20 A bruised reed he will not break,
/ and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, / till he leads justice to
victory. / 21 In his name the nations will put their hope." (
17 He went down with them
and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a
great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast
of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases.
Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch
him, because power was coming from him and healing them all. (
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 "Lord," he said, "my
servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering." 
11 Soon afterward, Jesus
went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with
him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the
only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town
was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, 
18 John's disciples told
him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to
ask, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone
else?" 
22 Then they brought him a
demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he
could both talk and see. 23 All the people were astonished and said,
"Could this be the Son of David?" 
1 They went across the
lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man
with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the
tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. 4 For he had
often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the
irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day
among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. 
21 When Jesus had again
crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered
around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named
Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded earnestly
with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on
her so that she will be healed and live." 24 So Jesus went with him. 
A large crowd followed and
pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding
for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many
doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew
worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and
touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I
will be healed." 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her
body that she was freed from her suffering. 
2 These are the names of
the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew;
James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas
and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon
the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 
23 Jesus did not answer a
word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she
keeps crying out after us." 
31 Then Jesus left the
vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into
the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was
deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man. 
14 When they came to the
other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law
arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were
overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.