60 Bible Verses about Praying

Brothers, pray about us.

And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.

Pray without ceasing.

praying through every prayer and entreaty at every time in spirit, and being alert in this same thing in all perseverance and entreaty for all the sanctified,

Praying simultaneously about us also, so that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound,

I prayed for this child, and LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.

And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

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

Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.

But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Therefore do not pray thou for this people, nor lift up cry nor prayer for them, for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.

Is any man among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against LORD in ceasing to pray for you. But I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Because of this I say to you, all things, as many as ye may ask, praying, believe that ye receive, and it will be for you.

And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any man, so that also your Father in the heavens will forgive you your trespasses.

And he happened in these days to go out onto the mountain to pray, and he was continuing all night in prayer to God.

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

Therefore pray thou not for this people, nor lift up cry nor prayer for them. Neither make intercession to me, for I will not hear thee.

Then Jonah prayed to LORD his God out of the sea creatures belly.

Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices. And the glory of LORD filled the house.

But he himself was withdrawing into the desolate regions, and praying.

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

And of you who help together by supplication for us (a gift for us from many persons, because of many), so that there may be gratitude about you.

Ye ask, and do not receive, because ye ask wrongly, so that ye may spend on your pleasures.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Now at the same time Peter and John were going up into the temple, at the hour of prayer, the ninth.

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, may this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I want, but as thou.

I desire therefore the men to pray in every place, lifting up devout hands, apart from anger and argument.

And all things, as many as ye may ask in prayer, believing, ye will receive.

And likewise also the Spirit helps our weaknesses, for we know not what we would pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

Epaphras, the bondman of Christ from you, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers, so that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God.

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to LORD, saying,

Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, that when he ceased, a certain man of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.

And he also spoke a parable to them about it being necessary to always pray, and not to give up,

And the prayer of faith will rescue him who is depressed, and the Lord will rouse him. And if he should be a man who has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing glistening white.

Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

Watch ye therefore, making supplication at all times, so that ye may be considered worthy to escape all these things going to happen, and to stand before the Son of man.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men,

I cease not expressing thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers.

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the city beside a river, where it was customary for prayer to be. And having sat down, we spoke to the women who came together.

And said to them, Why sleep ye? Having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.

And LORD said to me, Pray not for this people for good.

And I pray not about these only, but also about those who believe in me through their word,

then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.