Prayer (Bible Verses)

What does the Bible say about Prayer? Explore this dedicated resource for a comprehensive study of the scriptures and key verses related to Prayer. This guide is designed to cater to both beginners and advanced students of the Bible, providing a deeper understanding of Bible themes and their significance. Dive into a rich tapestry of historical contexts, detailed exegesis, and thematic studies that offer practical applications and spiritual guidance. Engage with the transformative power of scripture as we uncover the meaning, divine wisdom, and eternal truths about the Bible verses related to the topic of Prayer, enhancing how we perceive and live out our faith.

Luke 11:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Philippians 4:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV Bible Verse Image
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

1 Samuel 7:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Matthew 7:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Pray without ceasing.

James 1:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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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.

Psalms 145:18 KJV Bible Verse Image
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The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Ephesians 1:17 KJV Bible Verse Image
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Jeremiah 29:12 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

James 5:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Ephesians 6:18 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Jude 1:20 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Colossians 4:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Romans 8:26 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

James 1:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

John 14:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Matthew 6:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Isaiah 65:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Matthew 6:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

1 Chronicles 4:10 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Matthew 21:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 6:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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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 6:12 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Matthew 6:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

3 John 1:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Psalms 62:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Philippians 1:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

John 9:31 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

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Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

1 Samuel 30:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Psalms 143:10 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Acts 2:42 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Matthew 6:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Psalms 50:15 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Matthew 6:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

James 4:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

James 5:15 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Matthew 26:39 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Mark 1:35 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Daniel 9:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

Acts 4:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

Psalms 5:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Luke 21:36 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Mark 11:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

John 17:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

Luke 11:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Psalms 116:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

Ephesians 6:19 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Nehemiah 1:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

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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.

Psalms 105:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

Mark 14:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Acts 10:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Revelation 5:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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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.

Acts 10:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

James 4:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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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 Timothy 2:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

Nehemiah 1:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

Mark 11:25 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

John 16:23 KJV Bible Verse Image
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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.

Psalms 18:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Luke 11:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Luke 18:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Proverbs 15:29 KJV Bible Verse Image
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The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

Isaiah 62:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

Acts 3:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

John 16:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Colossians 1:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Bible Theme & Topic Recap: Prayer

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