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.

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah;\par\tab And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.

{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:\par\tab In thy faithfulness answer me, {\i and} in thy righteousness.

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee;\par\tab The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Let my supplication come before thee:\par\tab Deliver me according to thy word.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Rejoice always;pray without ceasing;in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried;\par\tab And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

And he said,\par\par\tab I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah,\par\tab And he answered me;\par\tab Out of the belly of Sheol cried I,\par\tab {\i And} thou heardest my voice.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry;\par\tab Hold not thy peace at my tears:\par\tab For I am a stranger with thee,\par\tab A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:\par\tab Jehovah answered me {\i and set me} in a large place.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil {\i one}.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,\par\tab To all that call upon him in truth.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Although there is no violence in my hands,\par\tab And my prayer is pure.\par

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

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

{\i The righteous} cried, and Jehovah heard,\par\tab And delivered them out of all their troubles.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.\par

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.}\par

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,\par\tab And hath not despised their prayer.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice;\par\tab In the morning will I order {\i my prayer} unto thee, and will keep watch.

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;\par\tab And he will hear my voice.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.}

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for {\i us} with groanings which cannot be uttered;and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to {\i the will of} God.

I love Jehovah, because he heareth\par\tab My voice and my supplications.Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,\par\tab Therefore will I call {\i upon him} as long as I live.

{\b For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,\par\tab And his ears unto their supplication:\par\tab But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.}\par

cease not to give thanks for you, making mention {\i of you} in my prayers;that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,saying, {\cf6 Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.}

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;\par\tab I will be with him in trouble:\par\tab I will deliver him, and honor him.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.If ye shall ask anything in my name, that will I do.

Jehovah hath heard my supplication;\par\tab Jehovah will receive my prayer.

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.\par

Grant thee thy heart's desire,\par\tab And fulfil all thy counsel.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard {\i it}, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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