32 Bible Verses about Prayerfulness

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day.

Now she that is a widow indeed and desolate, trusteth in God and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, he beareth much fruit; but, separate from me, ye can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and is withered: and they gather and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done for you.read more.
Hereby is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit: so shall ye be my disciples.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

these shall receive the greater damnation.

Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak.

Couldest thou not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

And when he was at the place he said to them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

Watch ye therefore and pray always, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things which will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Continue in prayer, and watch therein with thanksgiving:

And he spake a parable to them to this end, that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

But at midnight Paul and Silas having prayed, sung an hymn to God: and the prisoners heard them.

Pray without ceasing: In every thing give thanks;

But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Elijah was a man of like passions with us; and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and so the land gave forth her fruit.

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and being heard from his fears; Tho' he was a son,

But he withdrew into the deserts and prayed.

Then they took away the stone from where the dead lay. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, Father, I thank thee, that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but I spake this, because of the people who stand by, that they may believe thou hast sent me.

These all continued unanimously in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

And being let go, they went to their own company, and related all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art the God who madest heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who saidst by the mouth of thy servant David, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?read more.
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ. For of a truth, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, To do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel before determined to be done. And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and give thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus. And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake the word of God with boldness.

But we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

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

For this cause from the day we heard it, we do not cease to pray also for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how incessantly I make mention of you, Always requesting in my prayers to come unto you, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God.

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,

Night and day praying exceedingly, that we may see your face, and perfect that which is wanting in your faith.

To this end we pray always for you, that our God would make you worthy of this calling, and fulfill in you all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power;

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have remembrance of thee in my prayers without ceasing night and day,