What Does the Bible Say About Disability?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on disability
המקרא מתייחס לנכים במקרים רבים ומדגיש את חשיבות הטיפול בהם עם אהבה וכבוד. במבט ראשון, נכה יכול להיחשב כחסר, אך בעיני האל הוא יכול להיות מיוחד ושווה כל כך. המקרא מזמין אותנו לטפח רחמים ונתינה לנכים, ולהכיר את ערכם ואהבתם.
Bible Verses About Disability
Exodus 4:11
“The Lord said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord?'”
Leviticus 19:14
“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.”
Matthew 25:40
“The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'”
Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”
1 Corinthians 12:22-23
“On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor...”
Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
James 2:8
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing right.”