32 Bible Verses about Prayerfulness

And then a widow, till she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.

As for the woman who is really widowed and left quite alone, her hopes are fixed on God, and she devotes herself to prayers and supplications night and day.

I am the Vine, you are the branches. He that remains united to me, while I remain united to him--he bears fruit plentifully; for you can do nothing apart from me. If any one does not remain united to me, he is thrown away, as a branch would be, and withers up. Such branches are collected and thrown into the fire, and are burnt. If you remain united to me, and my teaching remains in your hearts, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be yours.read more.
It is by your bearing fruit plentifully, and so showing yourselves my disciples, that my Father is honored.

When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.

They are the men that rob widows of their homes, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

Watch and pray," he said to them all, "that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

And, when he reached the spot, he said to them: "Pray that you may not fall into temptation."

Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

Devote yourselves to prayer. Give your whole mind to it, and also offer thanksgiving;

Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.

About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and while the prisoners were listening to them,

Never cease to pray;

But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, that you may be able to pray.

Elijah was only a man like ourselves, but, when he prayed fervently that it might not rain, no rain fell upon the land for three years and a half. And, when he prayed again, the clouds brought rain, and the land bore crops.

Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

But Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.

So they moved the stone away; and Jesus, with uplifted eyes, said: "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard my prayer; I know that thou always headrest me; but I say this for the sake of the people standing near, so that they may believe that thou has sent me as thy Messenger."

They all united in devoting themselves to Prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the Apostles and to the Common Life of the Church, to the Breaking of the Bread and to the Prayers.

After they had been set at liberty, the Apostles went to their friends and told them what the Chief Priests and the Councillors had said to them. All who heard their story, moved by a common impulse, raised their voices to God in prayer: "O Sovereign Lord, it is you who has 'made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,' And who, by the lips of our ancestor, your servant David, who spoke under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have said-- 'Why did the nations rage, and the peoples form vain designs?read more.
The kings of the earth set their array, and its rulers gathered together, against the Lord and against his Christ.' There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides-- Yet only to do what thou, by thy power and of thy own will, didst long ago destine to be done. Now, therefore, O Lord, mark their threats, and enable thy servants, with all fearlessness, to tell thy Message, While thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and causest signs and wonders to take place through the Name of thy holy Servant Jesus." When their prayer was ended, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to tell God's Message fearlessly.

While we, for our part, will devote ourselves to Prayer, and to the delivery of the Message."

So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.

And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may possess that deeper knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the Goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray, Asking that, if he be willing, I may some day at last find the way open to visit you.

Have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make mention of you in my prayers.

Always, in every prayer that I offer for you all--my prayers are full of joy--

Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face, and make good any deficiency in your faith.

With this in view, our constant prayer for you is that our God may count you worthy of the Call that you have received, and by his power make perfect your delight in all goodness and the efforts that have resulted from your faith.

I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers--night and day alike,