39 Bible Verses about Prayer, In The Church

All these were persevering unanimously in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary mother of Jesus, with his brethren.

And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.

And having been loosed, they came to their own, and announced to them what the chief priests and elders said. And they, having heard, lifted up the voice unanimously to God, and said, Sovereign, thou God having made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all things which in them: Having said by the mouth of David thy servant, That why were the nations insolent, and did the people practise vain thingsread more.
Kings of the earth stood up, and rulers were gathered together upon one and the same, against the Lord, and against his Christ. For against the truth were they gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and peoples of Israel, To do what thy hands and thy counsel predestinated to be. And now, Lord, look upon their threats: and give to thy servants, with all freedom of speech to speak thy word, In thy stretching out thy hand for healing; and signs and wonders to be for the name of thine holy child Jesus. And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

And being conscious, he came to the house of Mary mother of John, surnamed Mark; where were sufficient assembled, and praying.

And having said these, having placed his knees, he prayed with them all.

And it was when we accomplished the days, having come out we went; all sending us forward, with wives and children, even to without the city: and having placed the knees upon the seashore, we prayed.

And they serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul to the work which I have called them. Then having fasted and prayed, and put hands upon them, they let go.

And having prayed, they said, Thou, O Lord, knowing hearts of all, spew forth one of two which thou hast chosen, To take the lot of this service and sending forth, from which Judas passed by, to go to his own place.

Whom they set before the sent: and having prayed, they put hands upon them.

And having chosen them elders in the church, having prayed with fasting, they set them before the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Truly therefore was Peter kept in prison: and prayer was made continually by the church to God for him.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And having set the knees, he cried with a great voice, Lord, wouldest thou not set this sin to them. And having said this he was set to sleep.

And the crowd set together against them: and the generals having rent their garments, commanded to scourge with rods. And many blows having been put upon them, they cast into prison, having commanded the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such an order, cast them into the inner prison, and placed their feet firmly in wood.read more.
And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, praised God: and the imprisoned heard them.

And Peter having put them all without, having set the knees, prayed; and having turned back to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and having seen Peter, sat up.

And with them about that place was landed property to the first of the island, by name Publius; who having received us, lodged us with friendship three days. And it was the father of Publius lay, held fast with fever and dysentery: to whom Paul, having come in and prayed, laid hands upon him, and healed him.

In prayer persevere, watching in it in gratitude

Rejoicing in hope; holding out under pressure; persevering in prayer;

By all prayer and supplication praying in all time in Spirit, and for this same watching vigilantly in all perseverance and supplication for the holy:

Pray continually.

I Beseech therefore, first of all, supplications to be made, prayers, entreaties, thanks, for all men;

And the end of all has drawn near: be ye therefore of sound mind, and live abstemiously in prayers.

Praying together also for us, that God would open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, by which also I was bound; That I might manifest, as is fitting for me to speak.

And for me, that the word might be given me, in the opening of my mouth in freedom of speech, to make known the mystery of the good news, For which I am an ambassador in perplexity: that in it I might speak freely, as I ought to speak.

As to the rest, pray, brethren, for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be honoured, as also with you:

Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:

If any see his brother sinning a sin not to death, he shall ask, and sinning will give him life to them sinning not to death. There is a sin to death: I say not of that, that he should ask. All injustice is sin: and there is a sin not to death.

Acknowledge your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that ye might be healed. The prayer of the just, being energetic, is very powerful.

And I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by love of the Spirit, to fight together with me in prayers for me to God;

And ye serving together for us in prayer, that of many faces, the favor to us by many thanks be returned by us.

Every man praying or prophesying, having on the head, shames his head. And every woman praying or prophesying with head uncovered shames her head: for it is one and the same to her having been shaved.

Judge in yourselves: is it suitable for a woman to pray to God uncovered? Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man truly have long hair, it is a dishonour to him? And if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for the hair has been given her for a cloak.

Therefore, survey, brethren, seven men of you, being witnesses full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom ye shall set over this need. And we will persevere in prayer, and the service of the word.

For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Cease not returning thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in his knowledge: The eyes of your understanding enlightened; for you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the holy ones,read more.
And what the surpassing greatness of his power to us believing, according to the action of the might of his strength, Which he performed in Christ, having raised him from the dead, and he sat on his right hand in the heavenlies, Above every beginning, and authority, and power, and property, and every name named, not only in this life, but in that about to be:

That he might give to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the interior man; For Christ to dwell by faith in your hearts; in love being rendered firm, and the foundation laid, That ye might be fully able to comprehend with all the holy what the length, and breadth, and depth, and height;read more.
To know also the love of Christ, surpassing knowledge, that ye might be filled in all the fulness of God.

And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence; For you to try things differing; that ye may be pure and not stumbling to the day of Christ; Filled with the fruits of justice, by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

We return thanks to God. and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

We return thanks to God always for you all, making remembrance of you in our prayers continually;

For which also we pray always for you, that our God would deem you worthy of the calling, and fill all the benevolence of goodness, and work of faith in power: So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ be honoured in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.