32 Bible Verses about Prayerfulness

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.

Now she who is a real widow, and who has been left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me, he is like a branch that is cast away and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.read more.
By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples.

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.

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation."

Watch and pray, so that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

When he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Watch at all times, and pray always that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

Then he told them a parable, to show that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

pray without ceasing,

The end of all things is near; therefore be clear minded and sober for your prayers.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his godly fear.

But he often withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing by, that they may believe that you sent me."

All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God together and said, "Sovereign Lord, it is you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them, who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, said, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples plot futile things?read more.
The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.' For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus." And when they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

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

For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last find the way to come to you.

I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

always making my prayer with joy in every prayer of mine for you all,

as we night and day keep praying most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and may fulfill every good resolve and work of faith by his power,

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.