Bible Verses About Praying

“Pray without ceasing.”

“If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

“Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.”

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.”

“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

“Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.”

“Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

“So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.”

“In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.”

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.”

“The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.”

“What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.”

“Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.”

“And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.”

“After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.”

“And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.”

“And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

“One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

“In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.”

“Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”

“In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.”

“With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.”

“And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.”

“But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”

“May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.”

“You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.”

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

“And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.”

“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— for kings and all those in authority— so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

“The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.”

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.”

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”

“Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

“During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.”

“So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.”

“I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.”

“Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

“Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.”

“If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.”

“Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.”

“I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.”

“When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.”

“He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.”

“For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.”

“For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray. In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.”

“I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.”