27 Bible Verses about Prayer, Practicalities Of

Be always joyful. Pray continually. In every circumstance be thankful; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter: but we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

Rejoicing in hope, patient under affliction, persevering in prayer,

Ye desire, and ye have not: ye are envious, and jealous, and cannot obtain: ye fight and contend; but ye have not, because ye ask not.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much: be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others. Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican. The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.read more.
I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I possess. But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

and when He had dismissed them, He went up to a hill in private to pray.

and when He had sent them away, He retired into a mountain to pray.

But He frequently retired into solitary places, and prayed.

And when He was withdrawn from them about a stone's-cast, He kneeled down and prayed saying,

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

But when we had completed these days, we departed and went our way, all of them attending us with their wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore and prayed.

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

But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses:

I direct therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath and debate:

And in the morning, before it was light, He rose up and went out, and retired into a solitary place, and there prayed.

And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the time is coming, when ye shall worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Ye worship ye know not what; but we worship what we know: for salvation is from the Jews. But the time is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for the Father requireth such worshippers of Him.read more.
God is a spirit, and they that worship Him, must worship in spirit and truth.

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

On the morrow, while they were on their journey, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the top of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

and as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them. Then having fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away.

And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And when they had appointed them elders in every church, praying and fasting, they recommended them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

But this kind is not to be cast out but by prayer and fasting.

And He said unto them, This kind cannot be cast out, but by prayer and fasting.