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God Answering Prayers

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1 John 5:14–15

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →

John 15:7

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Isaiah 65:24

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

John 15:16

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Hebrews 11:6

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

pray without ceasing;

Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Psalms 55:22

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Psalms 37:4–5

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. — read the full passage →

Matthew 21:21

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.

1 Corinthians 10:13

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Matthew 21:22

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

1 John 5:14

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

Matthew 7:7

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

Psalms 50:15

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

James 5:16

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Matthew 7:7–8

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: — read the full passage →

John 14:14

If ye shall ask anything in my name, that will I do.

James 5:13–18

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

Matthew 6:9–13

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

2 Chronicles 7:14

if my people, who 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 John 5:15

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

1 John 3:22

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Psalms 66:18

If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:

John 5:30

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Matthew 18:19

Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 6:7

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 6:6

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

John 9:31

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

Luke 18:1

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jeremiah 29:12

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Ephesians 6:18

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

John 14:13–14

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 59:2

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

1 Timothy 2:8

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

Genesis 18:14

Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.

Ephesians 3:20

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

James 4:2

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

Proverbs 15:29

Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Philippians 4:6–7

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Luke 18:1–8

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; — read the full passage →

James 1:5

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

Psalms 145:18

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Colossians 4:2

Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

1 Peter 3:7

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

James 1:6

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

John 16:24

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Matthew 7:11

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

Romans 8:26

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

James 1:6–7

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. — read the full passage →

Micah 3:4

Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

1 John 5:16

If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.

James 5:14

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Romans 12:2

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

John 16:23

And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

1 Samuel 1:27

For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Psalms 65:5

By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

John 16:23–24

And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. — read the full passage →

John 14:28

Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

Luke 6:12

And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Matthew 26:41

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

Jeremiah 31:9

They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

1 Thessalonians 5:17–18

pray without ceasing; — read the full passage →

Acts 1:14

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

Luke 5:16

But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

Job 22:27

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

Rejoice always; — read the full passage →

Romans 8:28

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Matthew 6:5

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

1 Timothy 2:1–2

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 1:11

ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Deuteronomy 6:5

and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Psalms 37:4

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Revelation 11:1–19

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

Psalms 91:15

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.

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