46 Bible Verses about Praying For Others

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Jeremiah 11:14

And as for you, make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them: for I will not give ear to their cry in the time of their trouble.

Jeremiah 7:16

And as for you (Jeremiah), make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them, make no request for them to me: for I will not give ear.

Jeremiah 14:11

And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.

1 Samuel 12:23

And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.

1 John 5:16

If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

Luke 18:10

Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

Matthew 6:5

And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Hebrews 13:19

I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

2 Corinthians 9:14

While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

John 17:9

My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours

John 17:20

My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word;

Jonah 2:1

Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,

Daniel 2:16

And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.

Romans 15:30

Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

Luke 11:1

And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

Daniel 2:17

And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:

Acts 10:31

Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

Luke 9:18

And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

2 Corinthians 13:7

Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.

Genesis 20:17

Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

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Luke 6:27-28

But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you, Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

Matthew 5:43-44

You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

James 5:14-16

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord. And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness. So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

1 John 5:16

If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

More verses: 1 Timothy 2:1-3

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