'Praying' in the Bible

"Before I had finished praying, along came Rebekah with her jug on her shoulder! She went to the spring and drew some water. I asked her to please let me have a drink.

Hannah was praying inwardly. Her lips were quivering, and her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.

Hannah said, "Sir, as surely as you are alive, I'm the woman who stood before you here praying to the LORD.

Pay attention to the prayer of your servant and to his request, LORD my God, and listen to the cry and prayer that your servant is praying in your presence today.

whatever prayer or request is made, no matter whether it's made by a single man or by all of your people Israel, each praying out of his own hurting heart and anguish and stretching out his hands toward this Temple,

Now, LORD our God, I'm praying that you will deliver us from his control, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, LORD, are God!"

Pay attention to the prayer of your servant and to his request, LORD my God, and listen to the cry and prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.

whatever prayer or request is made, no matter whether it's made by a single man or by all of your people Israel, each praying out of his own illness and anguish and stretching out their hands toward this Temple,

Meanwhile, King Hezekiah and Amoz's son Isaiah the prophet were praying about this and crying out to heaven.

Now while Ezra was praying and confessing in tears, having prostrated himself to the ground before the Temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelis men, women, and children gathered around him. Indeed, the people were crying bitterly.

"Gather together and come; draw near and enter, your fugitives from the nations. Those who carry around their wooden idols know nothing, nor do those who keep praying to a god that cannot save.

The conspirators then went as a group and found Daniel praying and seeking help before his God.

Then they told the king, "Daniel, who is one of the Judean exiles, pays no attention to you, your majesty, or to the written decree, since he is still praying three times a day."

"When you are praying, don't say meaningless things like the unbelievers do, because they think they will be heard by being so wordy.

Going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and kept praying that if it were possible the hour might pass from him.

And the entire congregation of people was praying outside at the time when the incense was burned.

When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

One day, while Jesus was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

While he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes turned dazzling white.

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 be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

When he arrived, he told them, "Keep on praying that you may not be tempted."

He asked them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not be tempted."

As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

The Lord told him, "Get up, go to the street called Straight, and in the home of Judas look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. At this very moment he's praying.

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my home. All at once a man in radiant clothes stood in front of me

"I was in the town of Joppa praying when in a trance I saw a vision: Something like a large linen sheet descended down from heaven, lowered by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

When Peter realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where a large number of people had gathered and were praying.

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

"Then I returned to Jerusalem. While I was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance

Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and began praying for daylight to come.

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and by the love that the Spirit produces, to join me in my struggle, earnestly praying to God for me

We are glad when we are weak and you are strong. That is what we are praying for your maturity.

always praying joyfully in every one of my prayers for all of you

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, praying always for you,

For this reason, since the day we heard about this, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of God's will with respect to all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Is anyone among you suffering? He should keep on praying. Is anyone cheerful? He should keep reciting psalms.