Bible verses about prayer
How Scripture speaks of prayer — the Lord’s Prayer, the Psalms’ morning prayers, and the encouragement to pray at all times.
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9Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 10Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread. 12Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
16Always rejoice. 17Pray without ceasing. 18In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
Old Testament
if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’
Psalms & Wisdom
LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Gospels
7“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,
New Testament
In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.
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.
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
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