6 Bible Verses about Prayer During Persecution

So Peter was being kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was persistently made by the church.

They continued stoning Stephen as he continued praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.

When he became conscious of his situation, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, were a large number of people had met and were praying.

The crowd also joined in the attack upon them, and the chiefs of the police court had them stripped and flogged. After flogging them severely, they put them into jail, and gave the jailer orders to keep close watch on them. Because he had such strict orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.read more.
But about midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

ever happy in hope, always patient in suffering, ever persistent in prayer,