'Pray' in the Bible

Then they told him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who insult you.

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. After he had finished, one of his disciples told him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

So he told them, "Whenever you pray you are to say, "Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

"Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and began to pray,