60 Bible Verses about Praying

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Matthew 6:7

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

Luke 18:10

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Jeremiah 11:14

“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

Jeremiah 7:16

“As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you.

2 Chronicles 7:1

Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

2 Kings 20:2

Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,

Luke 11:1

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”

1 Samuel 1:13

As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.

Acts 16:13

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

Luke 22:46

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

John 17:20

“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;

1 Kings 8:45

then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

Topics on Praying

Jesus Praying

Hebrews 5:7

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

Not Praying

Exodus 14:15

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

Praying For Others

Jeremiah 11:14

“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.

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