15 Bible Verses about Prayerlessness

there is none that understands; there is none that seeks after God;

And he arose from prayer, and came to his disciples, and found them asleep for sorrow.

And he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter: Was it so, that you had not strength to watch with me one hour?

And he came and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter: Simon, do you sleep? Had you not strength to watch one hour?

And he came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. Then he came to his disciples, and said to them: Bleep what time is left, and take your rest; behold, the hour draws near, and the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

And he returned, and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep the remaining time, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, bestowing honor on the wife as the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.

If any one abide not in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and such are gathered, and thrown into the fire, and burned.

Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

But Peter said: Man, I know not what you say. And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew.

Then Peter denied again. And immediately the cock crew.

You desire, and you have not; you kill, and are earnestly desirous of having, and yet you can not obtain; you fight and war, and yet you have not, because you ask not.

Abide in me, and I will abide in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.

Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members? You desire, and you have not; you kill, and are earnestly desirous of having, and yet you can not obtain; you fight and war, and yet you have not, because you ask not. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your passions.read more.
Adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friend ship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.