Touch can be a powerful expression of love and healing. The Bible shows us that a simple touch can convey compassion and understanding. It connects us to others in a way words sometimes cannot. Through touch, we share God’s love and presence.
Below is our full list of bible verses on touch (King James Version – KJV) provided in ranked order.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Touch
Luke 8:46
“46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.”
Matthew 9:29
“29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.”
Mark 1:41-42
“41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.”
Luke 6:19
“19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.”
Related Themes: Healing
Leviticus 12:4
“4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.”
Hebrews 4:12
“12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Related Themes: Discernment Greatness Omnipresence Heart Complaining
Psalm 105:15
“15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.”
Luke 18:15
“15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”
Related Themes: Children
John 20:17
“17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
Luke 7:14
“14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.”
Psalm 144:5
“5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.”
Genesis 3:3
“3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”
Genesis 20:6
“6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”
Related Themes: Integrity
Mark 6:56
“56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.”
Matthew 17:7
“7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.”
Genesis 26:11
“11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
Matthew 18:15-17
“15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”
Related Themes: Trespassing Criticism Resolving Conflict Gossip
Exodus 19:12
“12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”
Leviticus 7:21
“21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Related Themes: Abomination
