61 Bible Verses That Talk About Prayer

Prayer, as the Bible teaches us, is about seeking God's favor, crying out to Him, humbling ourselves, and kneeling before the Father. Scripture gives us so many examples of prayer, but I want to share one that's really stuck with me: the prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. He asks for such powerful things: "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Oh, that your hand would be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain!" And God granted his request.

It's so important to keep praying. Prayer has the power to transform and change our lives, even canceling out any curse spoken against us in Jesus' name. Even when people are hoping we'll fail, when we ask Jesus to keep us from harm and give us victory in every situation, He will. The key is to believe in Him, be consistent, strive each day to see His will in our lives, and never give up.

Nothing is impossible for God. He's all-powerful and has the strength to do what we can't. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power, and for those who believe, all things are possible.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord, and my prayer came to your holy temple.

O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering!

Listen to my appeal for mercy! Deliver me, as you promised.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Always rejoice,

constantly pray,

in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.

if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.

When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

The godly cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.

I love the Lord because he heard my plea for mercy,

I had faith when I said, “I am severely oppressed.”

I rashly declared, “All men are liars.”

How can I repay the Lord for all his acts of kindness to me?

I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. You saved me from death.

I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people,

in the courts of the Lord’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,

He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done.” [

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.

For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.

But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy; the Lord has accepted my prayer.

Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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