49 Bible Verses about Praying

Brothers, pray for us.

When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.

Do not be anxious about anything; but under all circumstances, by prayer and entreaty joined with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God.

Never cease to pray;

Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent upon this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ's People- -

And at the same time pray for us, that God may give us an opening for our Message, so that we may speak of the truths hidden in the Christ--the truths for which I am in chains!

And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the Synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. There, I tell you, is their reward!

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

"Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.

But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

If any of you is in trouble, let him pray; if any one is happy, let him sing hymns.

And therefore I say to you 'Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be.'

And, whenever you stand up to pray, forgive any grievance that you have against any one, that your Father who is in Heaven also may forgive you your offenses."

Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,

for it is consecrated by God's blessing and by prayer.

But Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.

And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may possess that deeper knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.

You ask, yet do not receive, because you ask for a wrong purpose--to spend what you get upon your pleasures.

For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father--

One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o'clock Prayers, a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by.

Going on a little further, he threw himself on his face in prayer. "My Father," he said, "if it is possible, let me be spared this cup; only, not as I will, but as thou willest."

My desire, then, is that it should be the custom everywhere for the men to lead the prayers, with hands reverently uplifted, avoiding heated controversy.

And whatever you ask for in your prayers will, if you have faith, be granted you."

So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God's will.

So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.

One day Jesus was at a certain place praying, and, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him: "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.

The prayer offered in faith will save the man who is sick, and the Lord will raise him from his bed; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

As he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed, and his clothing became of a glittering whiteness.

Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be offered for every one,

Have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make mention of you in my prayers.

And, when he prayed again, the clouds brought rain, and the land bore crops.

On the Sabbath we went outside the gate to the river-side, where we supposed there would be a Place of Prayer; and we sat down and talked to the women who were gathered there.

"Why are you asleep?" he asked them. "Rise and pray, that you may not fall into temptation."

But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their Message,