46 Bible Verses about Praying For Others

“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.

“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.

So the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the welfare of this people.

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.

Brethren, pray for us.

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

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

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

And I urge you all the more to do this, so that I may be restored to you the sooner.

pray without ceasing;

while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you.

These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours;

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

and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.

you also joining in helping us through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed on us through the prayers of many.

always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,

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

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,

The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.

This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him time, in order that he might declare the interpretation to the king.

Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company.

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.”

Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter,

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

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

And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?”

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved.

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.