In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.
Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.
In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz.
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”
He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.
And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
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