Bible Verses about Prayer

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• Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18joygratitude
• Do not worry about anything, but present your needs to God in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. Then the peace of God, which is beyond all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  Philippians 4:6-7gratitudeworryingfear
• And thus we can have confidence in him
  that if we ask anything
  that is in accordance with his will,
  he hears us.
  1 John 5:14trustlistening
• Persevere in prayer, with alert minds and thankful hearts.
  Colossians 4:2gratitude
• When you call out to me and come forth and pray to me, I will listen to you.
  Jeremiah 29:12worshiplistening
• So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  Mark 11:24faithreceiving
• Be joyful in your hope. Be patient in times of affliction. Persevere in prayer.
  Romans 12:12joypatience
• The Lord is near to all who call out to him,
  to all who call out to him sincerely.
  Psalm 145:18trustreliability
• About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
  Acts 16:25worshiplisteningpraise
• Call to me and I will answer you and reveal to you great and mysterious secrets about which you are unaware.
  Jeremiah 33:3understandinglistening
• When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words.
  Matthew 6:7speakingthoughts
• Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace when we are in need of help.
  Hebrews 4:16gracemercy
• For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.
  Matthew 18:20Jesuscommunitychurch
• In my anguish I cried out to the Lord
  and called to my God for help.
  From his temple he heard my voice,
  and my cry to him reached his ears.
  Psalm 18:7speakinglistening
• But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
  Matthew 6:6rewardFather
• And if we know that he hears us
  in regard to whatever we ask him,
  we may be sure
  that all we ask of him will be ours.
  1 John 5:15trustlistening
• Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
  James 5:16righteousnesshealingsickness
• But he is to ask with faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind.
  James 1:6trustfaith
• The end of all things is near. Therefore, lead disciplined lives and be watchful in prayer.
  1 Peter 4:7second comingend timesrest
• You did not choose me.
  Rather, I chose you.
  And I appointed you
  to go out and bear fruit,
  fruit that will remain,
  so that the Father may give you
  whatever you ask him in my name.
  John 15:16obediencecallingfruitfulness
• I lifted up my voice in prayer to him;
  his praise was on my tongue.
  Psalm 66:17worshippraisesinging
• All of these were constantly engaged in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
  Acts 1:14community
• Whatever you ask for in faith-filled prayer, you will receive.
  Matthew 21:22reliabilityfaith
• Whatever you ask in my name I will do,
  so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  John 14:13JesusFather
• But to those of you who are listening to me, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
  Luke 6:27-28obedienceblessing