49 Bible Verses about Praying

Brethren, pray for us.

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.

Be not anxious about any thing, but in every case by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known unto God.

Pray without ceasing.

praying at every opportunity with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching for this very purpose with perseverance and intercession for all the saints;

praying also at the same time for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, that I may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains:

And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

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

Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-farmer.

But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, to pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Is any man among you under afflictions? let him pray. Is any man happy in mind? let him sing psalms.

Therefore I say unto you, That all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believe that ye shall receive them, and they shall be given you.

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have a matter against any man: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Now it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray and continued all night in an oratory of God.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding;

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

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

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;

ye also labouring together for us in prayer, that from many persons thanks may be given on our behalf for the gifts bestowed on us by many.

Ye ask, and receive nothing, because ye ask vilely, in order to consume it on your sensual appetites.

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

NOW at that time Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth;

And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

I will then that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting:

And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

In like manner also the Spirit affords assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable.

Epaphras, one of you, saluteth you, a servant of Christ, always wrestling for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

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

AND it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, when he had done, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

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

and the prayer of faith shall recover the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

And it came to pass, as he was at prayer, that the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment white and refulgent.

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.

I EXHORT therefore, first of all, that there be offered supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings for the whole race of mankind:

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

And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth shot up its fruit.

And on the sabbath-day we went forth out of the city to the river side, where an oratory was by custom established; and sitting down, we spoke to the women who there assembled.

And he said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise up, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

And not for them do I make request only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;