27 Bible Verses about Prayer, Practicalities Of

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be faithful in prayer.

You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

And when you pray, do not use empty repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Also he told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other menextortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.read more.
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

And after he had left them, he went up on the mountain to pray.

But he often withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,

But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

And when our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or quarreling.

Now in the morning, a long while before daylight, he rose and went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed.

In those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, but worshipped with fasting and prayer night and day.

Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.read more.
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

They said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.

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And he said to them, "This kind can only come out by prayer."