Topic

Praying

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Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.

Romans 8:26

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

John 15:7

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Ephesians 6:18

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Matthew 6:6

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

James 5:16

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Matthew 21:22

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Matthew 6:7

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

Luke 18:1

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

1 Timothy 2:8

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

Colossians 4:2

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

Rejoice always. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 4:16

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

Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

1 Timothy 2:1–2

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

Philippians 4:6–7

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

1 John 5:14

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don’t know.

Matthew 6:9–13

Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. — read the full passage →

1 John 1:9

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

Jeremiah 29:12

You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Luke 6:12

In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Psalms 145:18

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Exodus 14:14

Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”

Luke 6:27–28

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — 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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

1 Corinthians 14:15

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.

James 5:14

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

James 4:3

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

Mark 1:35

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

1 John 5:15

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

Job 42:10

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Mark 11:25

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

Acts 2:42

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Luke 11:1

When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

Psalms 18:6

In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

Mark 9:29

He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Luke 11:9

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

Luke 1:37

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Psalms 5:3

Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

1 John 5:14–15

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. — read the full passage →

Acts 1:14

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

John 14:13

Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

James 1:6

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

James 4:2

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Psalms 34:17

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

1 Timothy 2:1–4

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

John 14:13–14

Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 15:29

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

John 15:16

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

James 5:13

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

James 5:14–15

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

Psalms 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

Hebrews 5:7

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

Matthew 18:19–20

Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Matthew 6:5–8

“When you pray, you 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 by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Acts 3:19–21

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, — read the full passage →

Revelation 11:1–19

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

Ezra 8:23

So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

Matthew 7:7

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

Matthew 26:39

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Psalms 66:17

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

Psalms 66:18

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

John 17:15

I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Psalms 55:17

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

Galatians 6:2

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Psalms 102:17

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

Psalms 17:6

I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

Psalms 5:1–3

Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

Psalms 4:1

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.

1 Timothy 2:1

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

Romans 8:26–27

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 4:14

Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.

1 Corinthians 1:4

I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

Romans 8:35

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Luke 11:2–4

He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Matthew 26:42

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

Matthew 6:1–34

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Jude 1:20

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

James 5:14–16

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 14:4

He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

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