Bible Verses about Prayer

Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for… 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18	Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. joy gratitude
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7	In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. gratitude worrying fear

And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 1 John 5:14	This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. trust listening
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2	Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. gratitude
In those days when you pray, I will listen. Jeremiah 29:12	You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. worship listening
I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. Mark 11:24	Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them. faith receiving
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Romans 12:12	Rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer. joy patience
The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18	Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. trust reliability
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Acts 16:25	But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. worship listening praise
Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. Jeremiah 33:3	Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know. understanding listening
When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Matthew 6:7	In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. speaking thoughts
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16	Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need. grace mercy
For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them. Matthew 18:20	For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them. Jesus community church
But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. Psalm 18:6	In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears. speaking listening
But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:6	But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. reward Father
And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. 1 John 5:15	And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. trust listening
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16	Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. righteousness healing sickness
But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6	But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. trust faith
The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. 1 Peter 4:7	But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer. second coming end times rest
You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. John 15:16	You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. obedience calling fruitfulness
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. Psalm 66:17	I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. worship praise singing
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it. Matthew 21:22	All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. reliability faith
They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. Acts 1:14	All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. community
You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. John 14:13	Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Jesus Father
But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. Luke 6:27-28	But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. obedience blessing

You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.

You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.