Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sick' occurs 116 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sick' in the standard works and contain 19% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mark 2:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

John 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)


Acts 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

 5:16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.




Philip. 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 37 75
NT 50 16 66
Matt. 14 4 18
Mark 13 2 15
Luke 7 1 8
John 5 1 6
Acts 6 0 6
1 Cor. 0 1 1
Philip. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
James 2 0 2
Rev. 0 7 7
BM 19 6 25
DC 9 15 24
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 116 74 190

Acts 5:15
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

Acts 5:16
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

Acts 9:33
And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

Acts 9:37
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

Acts 19:12
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

Acts 28:8
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.