Did Jesus heal everyone? [closed]

Question

Looking at the Biblical accounts of Jesus, did He heal everyone with whom He came into contact?

I'm not aware of any explicit mention of Him not healing anyone, but I wonder if there are any hints?

(Yes, I aware that not everyone in the New Testament was healed, e.g. Timothy was frequently ill (and I presume he was prayed for) but I'm asking about Jesus in the flesh healing.)

Answer 1

Although Jesus healed many, he did not heal everyone he came across, for example at the pool of Bethesda in John 5 there were "a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed", and we are told of Jesus healing one man.

The healings Jesus did perform were done both for reasons of compassion and to show that he is "the one who is to come" (ie the Messiah).

The reason Jesus did not heal everyone he came across is that, simply speaking, that is not what he came to do - as he implies early in Mark 2 (just after his fame as a healer spreads to the point that he is attracting the attention of whole cities):

³⁵And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.” ³⁹And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. _ESV

Answer 2

There is one time when He visits Nazareth that might be like what you are asking. The Matthew and Mark accounts seem to be parallels.

Matthew 13:53-58 53 ¶ When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? 55 "Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 "And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household." 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Mark 6:1-6 ¶ Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him. 2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? 3 "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him. 4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household." 5 And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 ¶ And He wondered at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages teaching.

The people in the villages doubted, so many did not come for healing. Likewise for the miracles. Scripture shows that all those who came in faith were healed. These people, however, did not come first in faith. If someone came without faith (say at the insistence of a loved one), they might not be healed. The paralyzed man's friends showed their faith for him, and Jesus acted.