Unanswered Prayer

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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

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 →

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

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

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

And 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 Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. — read the full passage →

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.

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. — read the full passage →

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

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. — read the full passage →

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,

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 if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

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

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.

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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 this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →

And 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. — 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 →

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

But 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 diligently seek him.

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 →

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

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

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.

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Rejoice evermore. — read the full passage →

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.

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: — read the full passage →

Pray without ceasing.

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

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.

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

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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. — read the full passage →

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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

Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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

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

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.

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:

Pray without ceasing. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their 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.

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

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 →

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.

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. — 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 →

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

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.

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

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.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

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

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

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

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

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. — read the full passage →

O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!