Bible Verses about “handicaps”

“And he said unto me, ‹My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.› Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

“Jesus answered, ‹Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.›”

“‹But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:›”

“¶ And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.”

“And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?”

“Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:”

“‹And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.›”

“And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?”

“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.”

“Then said he also to him that bade him, ‹When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor› [thy] ‹rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.›”

“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”

“‹But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,› (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) ‹Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.›”

“And he arose, and departed to his house.”

“But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.”

“And great multitudes came unto him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:”

“Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;”

“Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.”

“Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.”

“¶ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.”

“Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever [he be] of thy seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.”

“For whatsoever man [he be] that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,”

“Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,”

“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›”

“Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.”

“No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.”

“And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;”

“He shall eat the bread of his God, [both] of the most holy, and of the holy.”

“Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.”

“‹The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.›”

“¶ And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.”

“And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; ‹Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.›”

“And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.”

“‹For whether is easier, to say,› [Thy] ‹sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?›”

“Jesus saith unto him, ‹Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.›”

“And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.”

“Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”

“In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.”

“And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.”

“Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?”

“And the king said, [Is] there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, [which is] lame on [his] feet.”

“Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:›”

“¶ After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”

“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”

“For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.”

“And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.”

“When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, ‹Wilt thou be made whole?›”

“The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.”

“And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.”

“¶ Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].”