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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 gave my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Now it happened that at this time He went off to the mountain to pray, and He was spending the whole night in prayer to God.
But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
praying at all times with all prayer and petition in the Spirit, and to this end, being on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
“While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered Yahweh, And my prayer came to You, To Your holy temple.
O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!
May my prayer be established as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
“In my distress I called upon Yahweh, And I called to my God; And out of His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears.
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
¶But as for me, O Yahweh, I have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be of sound thinking and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
and he said, “I called out of my distress to Yahweh, And He answered me. I cried for help from the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice.
¶“Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and give ear to my cry for help; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a sojourner with You, A foreign resident like all my fathers.
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, 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 have the requests which we have asked from Him.
These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
O Yahweh, in the morning, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.
For this reason I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted to you.
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
“ Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Evening and morning and at noon, I will bring my complaint and moan, And He will hear my voice.
Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
I love Yahweh, because He hears My voice and my supplications. I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.” ¶What shall I give to Yahweh in return For all His bountiful dealings with me? I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of Yahweh. I shall pay my vows to Yahweh, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people. Precious in the sight of Yahweh Is the death of His holy ones. O Yahweh, surely I am Your slave, I am Your slave, the son of Your maidservant, You have loosed my bonds. To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of Yahweh. I shall pay my vows to Yahweh, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people, In the courts of the house of Yahweh, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise Yah! Because He has inclined His ear to me, So I shall call upon Him in all my days.
“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of Him,
And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me, yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
First of all, then, I exhort that petitions and prayers, requests and thanksgivings, be made for all men, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women professing godliness. A woman must learn in quietness, in all submission. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first formed, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into trespass. But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with self-restraint. for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him.
Whatever you ask in My name, this will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
And it will be that before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
And when they had prayed earnestly, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with confidence.
For this reason also, since the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,