Bible Verses About Prayer

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Pray without ceasing.

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.

So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

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

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

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

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.

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.

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

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

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,

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.

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

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

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

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.’

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.

So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

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.

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

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

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

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

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

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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.