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This collection has 37 Bible verses about prayer — 8 from the Old Testament and 29 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (8 verses), across 18 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about prayer? Read 37 carefully selected Bible verses about prayer, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
"The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
"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."
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests."
"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."
"And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words."
"The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth."
"Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice."
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us."
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."
"Pray without ceasing."
"If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you."
"You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
"Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”"
"rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;"
"Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’"
"He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,"
"But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,"
"And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him."
"“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you."
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
"Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need."
"Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly."
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
"They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer."
"In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears."
"You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures."
"You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you."
"“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were."
"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”"
"Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises."
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”"
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This collection has 37 Bible verses about prayer — 8 from the Old Testament and 29 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (8 verses), across 18 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about prayer? Read 37 carefully selected Bible verses about prayer, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Philippians 4:6 — “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
1 John 5:14 — “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
Jeremiah 33:3 — “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Full collection: 37 verses on this page (22% Old Testament, 78% New Testament).
This page curates 37 verses about prayer from 18 books. Matthew is the most frequent source (8 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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