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Bible Verses About Prayer (36 Verses)

This collection has 36 Bible verses about prayer: 8 from the Old Testament and 28 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (8 verses), across 17 books of Scripture.

What does the Bible say about prayer? Read 36 carefully selected Bible verses about prayer, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.

36 verses8 OT · 28 NTTop book: Matthewfaith

Counts from this page's curated collection (17 books of Scripture).

36 Bible Verses About Prayer

Translation:
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"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4:6WEB
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
Philippians 4:6KJV
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"This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us."
1 John 5:14WEB
"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:"
1 John 5:14KJV
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‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’
Jeremiah 33:3WEB
"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."
Jeremiah 33:3KJV
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"Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective."
James 5:16WEB
"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
James 5:16KJV
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“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:7WEB
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"
Matthew 7:7KJV
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"All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”"
Matthew 21:22WEB
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
Matthew 21:22KJV
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"Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them."
Mark 11:24WEB
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall havethem."
Mark 11:24KJV
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"Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18WEB
"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18KJV
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"with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:"
Ephesians 6:18WEB
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Ephesians 6:18KJV
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"But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."
Matthew 6:6WEB
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
Matthew 6:6KJV
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"In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking."
Matthew 6:7WEB
"But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."
Matthew 6:7KJV
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"Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth."
Psalm 145:18WEB
"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."
Psalm 145:18KJV
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"Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice."
Psalm 55:17WEB
"Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice."
Psalm 55:17KJV
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"In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered."
Romans 8:26WEB
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
Romans 8:26KJV
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"Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;"
Colossians 4:2WEB
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
Colossians 4:2KJV
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"If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you."
John 15:7WEB
"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
John 15:7KJV
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"You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
Jeremiah 29:12WEB
"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you."
Jeremiah 29:12KJV
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"Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”"
Matthew 26:41WEB
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Matthew 26:41KJV
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"rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;"
Romans 12:12WEB
"Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;"
Romans 12:12KJV
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"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.’"
Matthew 6:9-13WEB
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13KJV
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"He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,"
Luke 18:1WEB
"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
Luke 18:1KJV
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"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,"
Matthew 5:44WEB
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
Matthew 5:44KJV
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"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."
1 John 5:15WEB
"And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."
1 John 5:15KJV
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“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.
Luke 11:9WEB
"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."
Luke 11:9KJV
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"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."
2 Chronicles 7:14WEB
"If my people, which 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."
2 Chronicles 7:14KJV
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"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."
Hebrews 4:16WEB
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Hebrews 4:16KJV
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"Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly."
Psalm 5:3WEB
"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."
Psalm 5:3KJV
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"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:9WEB
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:9KJV
prayer
"They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer."
Acts 2:42WEB
"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."
Acts 2:42KJV
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"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."
Psalm 18:6WEB
"In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears."
Psalm 18:6KJV
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"You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures."
James 4:3WEB
"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
James 4:3KJV
prayer
"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."
John 15:16WEB
"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
John 15:16KJV
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“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.
Psalm 39:12WEB
"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were."
Psalm 39:12KJV
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"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.”"
1 Peter 3:12WEB
"For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil."
1 Peter 3:12KJV
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"Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises."
James 5:13WEB
"Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms."
James 5:13KJV
prayer
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”"
Matthew 18:20WEB
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:20KJV

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.

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What does the Bible say about prayer?

This collection has 36 Bible verses about prayer: 8 from the Old Testament and 28 from the New Testament. Matthew appears most often (8 verses), across 17 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about prayer? Read 36 carefully selected Bible verses about prayer, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.

What are the best Bible verses about prayer?

Philippians 4:6: "In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." 1 John 5:14: "This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us." Jeremiah 33:3: "‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’" Full collection: 36 verses on this page (22% Old Testament, 78% New Testament).

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This page collects 36 verses about prayer from 17 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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