Overview
The Bible addresses physician across 10 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Luke, Mark and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Sickness, Jairus, Jesus, The Christ and Sciences. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Asa and Luke.
Key Bible verses about physician
Old Testament
New Testament
Mark
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
Luke
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
People in the Bible and physician
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying physician for yourself
- Begin with 2 Chronicles 16:12, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Luke, Mark and 2 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus, Asa and Luke and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Sickness, Jairus, Jesus, The Christ and Sciences.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about physician?
The Bible addresses physician across 10 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Luke, Mark and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Sickness, Jairus, Jesus, The Christ and Sciences. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Asa and Luke.
How many Bible verses are about physician?
The Bible references physician in 10 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention physician?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Chronicles 16:12: “And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with physician?
Jesus, Asa and Luke.
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