Topic
Praying
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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.
Pray without ceasing.
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.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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.
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.
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Rejoice evermore. — read the full passage →
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →
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.
What 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 understanding also.
Is any sick among you? 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:
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
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.
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And 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 also taught his disciples.
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.
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
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.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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.
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.
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.
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →
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 →
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
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.
Ye 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 whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Is any sick among you? 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: — read the full passage →
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Who 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 death, and was heard in that he feared;
Again 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 is in heaven. — read the full passage →
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. — read the full passage →
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; — read the full passage →
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
And he went a little further, 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.
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
And 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,
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. — read the full passage →
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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. — read the full passage →
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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. — read the full passage →
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Is any sick among you? 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: — read the full passage →
He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: KJV.