32 Bible Verses about Prayerfulness

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

Now she, that is really a widow and desolate, hopeth 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, beareth much fruit: but without me ye can do nothing. If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a useless branch and withereth: and they gather them up, and throw them into the fire, and they are burnt. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shall be granted you.read more.
Herein is my father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.

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

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive the heavier judgement.

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.

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

Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the body is weak.

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

Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in it, with thanksgiving.

And He spake also a parable to them, to shew that men ought always to pray, and not to faint:

Now in the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.

Pray continually.

But the end of all things draws nigh: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer:

Elias was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not upon the land for three years and six months: and he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth put forth its fruit.

Who in the days of his flesh, offered prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in what He feared;

But He frequently retired into solitary places, and prayed.

So they took away the stone from the place where the corpse was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, Father, I thank Thee, that Thou hast heard me. I knew indeed that Thou always hearest me: but because of the people standing by I say this, that they may believe that Thou hast sent me.

These all persevered with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

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

Being dismissed they went to their own company, and reported 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 God, who hast made heaven and earth, and sea, and all things therein: who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?read more.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed. For of a truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the people of Israel, combined against thy holy child Jesus, (whom Thou hast anointed,) to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had before determined to be done. And now, Lord, behold their threatenings; and give unto thy servants to speak thy word with all freedom, while Thou art stretching forth thy hand to heal, and while signs and wonders are done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with freedom.

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

Peter was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.

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

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

and your love to all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

(always making supplication for you all with joy

night and day most ardently praying, that we may see your face, and perfect whatever is wanting in your faith?

Wherefore we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

I give thanks to God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience, having remembrance of thee continually in my prayers night and day;