Verses About Prayer

Matthew 6:6 - "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

Matthew 7:7 - "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."

Matthew 21:22 - "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."Mark 11:24 - "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."Luke 11:1-4 - The Lord's PrayerLuke 18:1 - "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint."John 14:13 - "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."John 15:7 - "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."John 16:23 - "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you."Acts 1:14 - "These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren."Acts 2:42 - "And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."Acts 6:4 - "But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word."Acts 9:40 - "But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up."Romans 12:12 - "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer."Ephesians 6:18 - "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."Philippians 4:6 - "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."Colossians 4:2 - "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving."1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 - "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."1 Timothy 2:1 - "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men."James 1:5 - "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."James 4:2 - "Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."1 Peter 3:12 - "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil."1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."1 John 5:14 - "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us."Jude 1:20 - "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost."Revelation 5:8 - "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."Revelation 8:3-4 - "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand."Psalm 17:1 - "Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips."Psalm 145:18 - "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."Isaiah 55:6 - "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near."Jeremiah 29:12 - "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you."Daniel 9:3 - "And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes."Jonah 2:1-2 - "Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice."

Habakkuk 3:1-2 - "A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy."

Matthew 26:41 - "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Mark 14:38 - "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak."

Luke 6:28 - "Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you."

Luke 22:32 - "But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

Acts 3:1 - "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour."

Old Testament

Genesis 20:7 - "Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine."Genesis 24:12 - "And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham."Genesis 32:9 - "And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee."Exodus 8:8 - "Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord."Exodus 8:28 - "And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me."Exodus 9:28 - "Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer."Exodus 10:17 - "Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only."Numbers 6:24-26 - "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace."Numbers 11:2 - "And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched."Numbers 12:13 - "And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee."Numbers 14:13-19 - Moses intercedes for the people.Deuteronomy 3:23-26 - "And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?"Deuteronomy 9:20 - "And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time."Deuteronomy 9:26-29 - Moses intercedes for the people.Deuteronomy 10:10 - "And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee."Deuteronomy 26:7-15 - A prayer of thanksgiving.Joshua 7:6-9 - Joshua prays after the defeat at Ai.Joshua 10:12-14 - Joshua's prayer for the sun to stand still.Judges 13:8 - "Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born."Judges 16:28 - "And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."1 Samuel 1:10 - "And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore."1 Samuel 1:27 - "For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him."1 Samuel 2:1-10 - Hannah's prayer of thanksgiving.1 Samuel 7:8 - "And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."1 Samuel 8:6 - "But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord."1 Samuel 12:19 - "And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."1 Samuel 12:23 - "Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way."1 Samuel 15:11 - "It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night."1 Samuel 28:6 - "And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets."2 Samuel 7:27 - "For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee."2 Samuel 24:17 - "And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house."1 Kings 3:5-14 - Solomon's prayer for wisdom.

1 Kings 8:22-53 - Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple.1 Kings 13:6 - "And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before."2 Kings 4:33 - "He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord."2 Kings 19:15-19 - Hezekiah's prayer in the face of the Assyrian threat.2 Chronicles 6:12-42 - Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple.2 Chronicles 7