These Bible verses about prayer offer biblical guidance for seeking God with sincerity, trusting Him in difficult times, and drawing near through faith. From the Psalms to Jesus’ teaching in the Gospels and the letters of the apostles, Scripture presents prayer as worship, dependence, perseverance, and thanksgiving—not simply a list of requests.
Read these passages to discover how to pray, why persistence matters, and how believers can intercede for others. They also encourage us to bring anxiety and need before God while aligning our requests with His will. Let these verses shape a more faithful, honest, and enduring prayer life.
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“Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.”Psalm 5:2
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“O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.”Psalm 65:2
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“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.”Psalm 145:18
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“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”Psalm 50:15
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“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”Isaiah 55:6
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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 6:6
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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.”Matthew 6:7
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“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”Matthew 6:9
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“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”Matthew 7:7
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“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”Matthew 26:41
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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.”Mark 1:35
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“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”Luke 18:1
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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.”John 14:13
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“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 15:7
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“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”Jeremiah 33:3
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“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”Psalm 34:17
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“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”Psalm 55:17
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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.”Romans 8:26
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“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Romans 12:12
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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;”Ephesians 6:18
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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.”Philippians 4:6
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“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”Colossians 4:2
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“Pray without ceasing.”1 Thessalonians 5:17
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“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”1 Timothy 2:1
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“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”Acts 12:5
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“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”Hebrews 4:16
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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.”James 5:16
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“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”1 John 5:14
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“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 Peter 3:12
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“Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”Psalm 141:2
