49 Bible Verses about Praying

Brothers, pray for us.

And when you pray use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Be anxious for nothing, but with all prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

pray without ceasing,

praying with all prayer and supplication on every occasion with the spirit, and watching in the same with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

praying also at the same time for us, that God will open to us a door of utterance to declare the mystery of Christ, for which also I am bound,

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

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

Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

But when you pray enter into your private room, and having shut your door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

If any one among you is afflicted, let him pray; if any one is happy, let him sing psalms;

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever which you ask in prayer, believe that you shall receive them, and you shall have them.

And when you stand praying, forgive if you have any thing against any, that your Father in heaven may also forgive your offenses.

AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

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

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

And he withdrew into solitary places and prayed.

Therefore we also, from the day that we heard, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

you also striving together for us in prayer, that thanks may be rendered for us by many persons for the gift bestowed on us by many.

you ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, to expend on your pleasures.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father,

AND Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.

And going forward a little, he fell on his face, and prayed and said, My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt.

I wish also that men should pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputations;

and all things whatever which you ask in prayer believing, you shall receive.

And in like manner also the Spirit helps our weakness. For we know not what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit makes intercession for us with groanings unutterable;

Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him.

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

AND he spoke also a parable to them, that men ought to pray at all times, and not to faint;

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

And while he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothes became white and shining;

But watch continually, praying that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand before the Son of man.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings should be offered for all men,

do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

and again he prayed, and heaven gave rain, and the earth yielded her fruit.

And on the sabbath we went out of the gate, by the river, where the proseuche [place of prayer] usually was, and sitting down we spoke to the women who came together.

and he said to them, Why do you sleep? Arise, and pray that you may not enter into trial.

And I ask not for these only, but for those also who shall believe on me through their word,