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Bible verses about prayer.

130 verses about prayer from the King James Version, the most loved first.

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2 › · King James Version

The most loved verses about prayer.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6 ›

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Matthew 7:7 ›

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not…

Matthew 6:9-13 ›

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.

James 5:16 ›

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Mark 11:24 ›

All 130 verses about prayer.

  • Colossians 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
  • Philippians 4:6-7Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of…
  • Matthew 7:7-11Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that…
  • Matthew 6:5-13And 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…
  • James 5:16Confess 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.
  • Mark 11:24-25Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand…
  • Psalms 66:18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
  • Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Romans 8:26-28Likewise 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…
  • 1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us…
  • James 4:3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
  • Isaiah 59:1-2Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between…
  • Luke 18:1-8And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not…
  • John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:7-10And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of…
  • Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
  • Isaiah 55:8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways…
  • Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
  • Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come…
  • Psalms 13:1-6[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I…
  • 2 Chronicles 7:13-15If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people…
  • Nehemiah 1:4-6And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven…
  • Job 22:27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
  • Psalms 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
  • Psalms 17:1[A Prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
  • Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
  • Psalms 40:1[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
  • Psalms 50:14-15Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify…
  • Psalms 55:1-2[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto…
  • Psalms 56:9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
  • Psalms 61:1-2[To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee…
  • Psalms 65:2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
  • Psalms 66:19-20But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
  • Psalms 86:5-7For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and…
  • Psalms 91:14-15Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and…
  • Psalms 99:6-8Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. He spake unto them…
  • Psalms 102:1-2[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto…
  • Psalms 106:44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
  • Psalms 116:1-2I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as…
  • Psalms 145:18-19The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will…
  • Isaiah 19:20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors…
  • Isaiah 30:19-20For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall…
  • Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
  • Isaiah 58:9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the…
  • Jeremiah 29:12-13Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search…
  • Amos 5:4-6For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to…
  • Luke 11:1-13And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John…
  • John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of…
  • John 4:22-24Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall…
  • John 14:13-14And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do…
  • 1 Corinthians 14:15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the…
  • Ephesians 3:20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
  • Ephesians 6:18-19Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for…
  • 1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
  • Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from…
  • James 1:5-7If 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. But let him ask in…
  • Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
  • Exodus 22:23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
  • Exodus 32:32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
  • Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
  • Deuteronomy 4:29-31But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. When thou art in…
  • 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover 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 Kings 8:22-30And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: And he…
  • 1 Chronicles 16:11Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
  • 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all…
  • Job 8:5-6If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee…
  • Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
  • Job 34:28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
  • Psalms 4:1[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress…
  • Psalms 5:2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
  • Psalms 6:8-9Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will…
  • Psalms 9:10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
  • Psalms 18:3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
  • Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
  • Psalms 22:1-2[To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and…
  • Psalms 27:7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
  • Psalms 27:8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
  • Psalms 28:1-2[A Psalm of David.] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into…
  • Psalms 28:6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
  • Psalms 31:22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
  • Psalms 32:6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come…
  • Psalms 34:17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
  • Psalms 55:16-17As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my…
  • Psalms 57:2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
  • Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
  • Psalms 88:1-2[A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I…
  • Psalms 88:13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
  • Psalms 102:17-20He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which…
  • Psalms 105:3-4Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
  • Psalms 107:13-20Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death…
  • Psalms 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
  • Psalms 130:1-2[A Song of degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my…
  • Psalms 141:1-2[A Psalm of David.] LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth before thee…
  • Psalms 142:1-2[Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.] I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. I…
  • Psalms 143:1[A Psalm of David.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
  • Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
  • Isaiah 38:2-3Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before…
  • Isaiah 41:17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not…
  • Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein…
  • Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
  • Daniel 9:3And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
  • Daniel 9:16-19O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain…
  • Hosea 12:4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
  • Jonah 2:1-2Then 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…
  • Jonah 2:7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
  • Habakkuk 1:2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
  • Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day…
  • Zechariah 10:1Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in…
  • Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me…
  • Matthew 18:19-20Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which…
  • Mark 9:28-29And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come…
  • Luke 21:36Watch 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…
  • Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
  • John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that…
  • John 16:23-24And 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. Hitherto…
  • John 16:26-27At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have…
  • Romans 10:12-13For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call…
  • Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
  • 1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
  • Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that…
  • James 5:13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
  • James 5:15And 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.
  • 1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
  • Revelation 5:8And 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…
  • Revelation 8:3-4And 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…
  • Daniel 10:12-13Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God…
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  • Psalms 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
  • Psalms 34:4-6I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.…
  • Psalms 118:21I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
  • Psalms 119:58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
  • Psalms 119:145-147[KOPH.] I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. I…
  • Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let…
  • Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
  • Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
  • Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
  • Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
  • Hebrews 10:22-23Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure…
  • Exodus 6:5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
  • Deuteronomy 9:25Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:35And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and…
  • 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
  • Ezra 9:5-6And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands…
  • Job 11:13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
  • Job 22:23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
  • Psalms 3:4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
  • Psalms 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
  • Psalms 21:2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
  • Psalms 22:4-5Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not…
  • Psalms 22:19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
  • Psalms 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
  • Psalms 30:2-3O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I…
  • Psalms 35:22-23This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and…
  • Psalms 37:4-5Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall…
  • Psalms 38:15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
  • Psalms 42:4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of…
  • Psalms 69:33For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
  • Psalms 70:5But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
  • Psalms 77:1-2[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.] I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the…
  • Psalms 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
  • Psalms 88:9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
  • Psalms 107:6-7Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they…
  • Psalms 119:26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
  • Psalms 120:1[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
  • Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Isaiah 64:12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
  • Lamentations 3:57-58Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my…
  • Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be…
  • Jonah 1:14Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us…
  • Luke 22:42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
  • John 11:42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
  • Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
  • Ephesians 3:11-12According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
  • Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
  • James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
  • James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Every verse is the King James Version, word for word. They are gathered from two topic books, Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897); the most loved come first, from readers' votes on OpenBible.info and the lists of the big Bible sites.

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What does the Bible say about prayer?

The Bible speaks to prayer in verses such as Colossians 4:2, “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving”, and 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing” (King James Version).

Which Bible verses about prayer are most loved?

Among the most loved is Colossians 4:2, “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.” Others are 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Philippians 4:6 and Matthew 7:7.

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