25 Bible Verses about Prayer, Practicalities Of

Rejoice evermore; pray without ceasing; in every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you.

But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest; and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.

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

You lust, and you have not: you murder, and you strive, and you are not able to obtain: you fight and you war; and have not, because you do not ask:

And praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard in their much speaking. Therefore be not like unto them: for your Father knows of what things you have need, before you ask him.

And He spoke this parable to certain ones having confidence in themselves that they are righteous, and despising the rest. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee standing was praying in these words, God, I thank thee because I am not like the rest of the men, extortioners, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican:read more.
I fast twice per week; I give tithes of all things so many as I possess. But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner. I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites: because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, in order that they may appear unto the people. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward. But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.

And having dismissed the multitudes He went up into the mountain alone, to pray. And it being evening He was there alone.

And having dismissed them, He went away into the mountain to pray.

And He was out in the deserts, and praying.

And He was separated from them about a stone's cast; and putting down His knees, continued to pray,

And Peter having put them all out, and putting down his knees, prayed; and having turned toward the body, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and seeing Peter sat up.

And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have aught against any one; in order that your Father who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses.

Therefore I wish that men in every place would all pray, holding up holy hands, without wrath and doubting:

And in the morning, exceedingly early, while it was yet night, having arisen up He came out, and went away into a desert place, and was praying there.

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and was there through the night in the prayer of God.

and she a widow of about fourscore years, who did not depart from the temple, worshiping night and day with fastings and prayers.

Jesus says to her, Believe me, woman, that the hour cometh, you will worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem. You worship, you know not what: we worship that which we know: because salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such worshiping Him.read more.
God is a Spirit, and it behooveth those who worship Him to worship in spirit and in truth.

But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.

And on the following day, they traveling, and drawing nigh the city, Peter went up on the house to pray about the sixth hour.

And they ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate unto me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then they having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, sent them away.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

And electing elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

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And He said unto them, This kind is able to come out by nothing, but by prayer.