Bible verses about prayer · 9 passages

Prayer in Scripture includes asking, thanksgiving, confession, persistence, and dependence on God. These passages collect common references about praying and seeking the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.