Bible verses about prayer
What the Bible says about prayer: that God hears, that we can ask, and that he helps us even when we do not know what to say.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.”
Matthew 7:7
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
Mark 11:24
Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
James 5:16
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.
Matthew 6:6
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
1 John 5:14
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.
Romans 8:26
The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18