32 Bible Verses about Prayerfulness

though she was now a widow, of about eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, attending the divine service, with fastings and prayers night and day:

But she who is a widow indeed, and abandoned to solitude, hopeth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, this person beareth much fruit: because without me ye can do nothing. If any man abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done for you.read more.
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye should bring forth much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

And when thou art at prayer, use not vain repetitions, like the heathen: for they imagine that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

who devour widows' houses, and in pretence make long prayers: such shall receive greater damnation.

who devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers: these shall receive a more abundant punishment.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

Watch ye and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

And when he came to the spot, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

Watch therefore, praying at every proper opportunity, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are ready to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

THEN he spake also to them a parable, to shew that we ought to pray always, and not faint;

But about midnight Paul and Silas, after joining in prayer, sang hymns to God: and the prisoners heard them.

Pray without ceasing.

But the end of all things is near: be ye therefore sober-minded, and vigilant in prayers.

Elias was a man of like feelings with us, and he prayed fervently that it should not rain; and there fell no rain on the earth during three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth shot up its fruit.

who in the days of his flesh, with strong crying and tears, having offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and being heard for his reverential awe,

But he himself was in the desert for retirement and prayer.

Then they removed the stone where the deceased was lying. And Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me! And I knew that thou always dost hear me: but for the sake of the multitude standing by I spake, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

These all persevered unanimously in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.

But they being dismissed, came unto their own friends, and told them all things which the high-priests and elders had said. Now when they heard it, they lifted up their united voice to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God which made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things which are in them: who by the mouth of David thy servant saidst, Why do the heathen so furiously rage, and the people meditate vain things?read more.
The kings of the earth rose up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah. For they have been in truth collected together against thy holy Son Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, even Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen, and the people of Israel, to do all that thy hand and thy counsel predestined should come to pass. And as to the present transactions, Lord, look upon their threatnings: and grant thy servants power with all boldness to speak thy word, by stretching out thy hand for healing; and that signs and miracles may be performed by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

But we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

So then Peter was kept in prison: but fervent prayer was offered up by the church to God for him.

For this cause we also from the day we heard it have not ceased praying for you, and beseeching God that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers entreating that haply now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come to you.

have not ceased offering up my praises for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

night and day most fervently praying that we may see your face, and amply supply the deficiencies of your faith?

Wherefore also we pray continually for you, that our God would count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;