Did Jesus ever get sick or get a cold?

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No record of it in the Bible. He was tempted by evil but did not succomb to it. Since he did not sin, I don’t think he would be subject to the pains of illlness. However, he could suffer injury, since injury is inflicted on the person from the outside.
 
I’m not aware of any traditions to that effect, but given that Jesus had an earthly body that could feel fatigue, pain, sweat blood in extreme emotional situations, etc it seems likely that he would not have limited his experience of human existence to the extent that his body could only be affected by what other humans did to him. I would imagine that, yes, he did experience colds, flu, the pain of sharp gravel underfoot, etc but that he knew they had no ultimate danger for him given that he knew that what his ultimate destiny was. When/if he got a cold, he probably didn’t make a fuss about it as we do!
 
Jesus became ONE OF US, he worked, he slept BUT HE DID NOT SIN,

if he become one of us, exept to sim, maybe, he got sick:D
 
realcatholic15 said:
Jesus became ONE OF US, he worked, he slept BUT HE DID NOT SIN,

if he become one of us, exept to sim, maybe, he got sick:D
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Without sin, the devil has no claim to affect his health or to bring upon him the wages of sin. I don’t believe he ever got sick.
 
No. Jesus, being unaffected by any result of original sin, could only experience extrinsic physical evils.
 
Ok, but does Mary, when giving birth to Jesus, did not experience any pain, she is free from original sin also… Thank you
 
If Jesus took on human frailty, then I assume he could get sick, since illnesses are most often caused by bacteria and not sin. But if he wasn’t subject to Original Sin, how could he suffer from its consequences? The principal consequence of Original Sin is separation from the life of God and this is what Jesus did not suffer from - he became like us in all things but sin - yet since he was fully human he suffered the consequences associated with the Fall on humanity: working hard for a living, physical pain, and - hey! - even death. I think if Our Lord suffered to die for us, he would have probably had the odd sniffle or two. 😉
 
If he suffered and died on the cross as the offering for our sin, why wouldn’t he also be able to get sick as a part of that same trial of redemptive suffering–either at the time of his death or earlier?
 
Christ has the fully human nature, i.e., one not wounded by sin. His humanity is therefore graced and in harmony with the Divine. For us to be tending toward sin and subject to illness is for us NOT to be fully human; therefore we are not the vantage point of healing of our wounded nature, but He is. It follows that for Him to heal our infirmity He must bring health to our infirmity. We can’t give what we don’t have, so He must have this health of being fully human, i.e., in harmony with God in order to give it to us by grace and thus not subject to the illnesses that plague man, but subject, as has been said alread, to physical injury from others arising from their sin.
 
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Ok, but does Mary, when giving birth to Jesus, did not experience any pain, she is free from original sin also… Thank you
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The Church has consistently taught throughout history that Mary gave birth to Jesus without any pain or violation of her virginity, though we don’t know for sure whether or not Mary was in general free from intrinsic suffering.
 
There are more uncomfortable questions to ask, if you want to.

Did Jesus evacuate his bladder and bowels, or did his body process 100% of his food and drink so that there was no waste? How often did he brush his teeth, and what implications did that have for his oral hygiene, not to mention his breath? Did he sweat? Well, of course he did, but without continual bathing, perfuming, and changing of clothes, stink is inevitably going to be a problem, especially if you often camp out.

I actually don’t know if any of these things matter that much, but in my opinion, when the Second Person became Incarnate, he dove in all the way. I hope we all realize that the tall, blond, blue-eyed glowing Jesus who “floats” about the countryside just a teeny bit above the rest of us is, at best, an idealized depiction. “For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sinning” (Hebrews 4:15, RSV). Aren’t our physical limitations often a trial or temptation to us? Therefore Jesus must have willingly endured them as well.
 
In Luke’s gospel on the agony in the garden Jesus sweat were drops of blood which is called hemathidrosis which as far as i cant tell is a medical condition so i would say this is one instance of Him being physically ill…and St Luke has been regarded as a physician
 
In several places, the Gospels, especially John, go out of their way to show that Jesus was true man, in the flesh.

I’m intrigued by some of what has been said about Jesus being man as man was before the fall. But I’m not sure I’m ready to jump on board with that. It is the resurrected Jesus who restores man to how he was before the fall, in my opinion. Before the crucifixion, Jesus took the form of a servant, not a king. Although he was fully God, he was also a man amongst men.
 
Scripture says Jesus was “acquainted with infirmity” if I recall correctly.

I wonder when I read that if He experienced sickness and pain BEFORE His ministry.
During His ministry, we have no record of it, except Him being tired out from the journey to
the Samaritan Well and His sweating Blood in the Agony. He also was “famished” after the 40 days of fasting.
 
bsroufek said:
Scripture says Jesus was “acquainted with infirmity” if I recall correctly.

I wonder when I read that if He experienced sickness and pain BEFORE His ministry.
During His ministry, we have no record of it, except Him being tired out from the journey to
the Samaritan Well and His sweating Blood in the Agony. He also was “famished” after the 40 days of fasting./QUOTE

An infirmity is not an illness.
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