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Philippians 4:6 ESV / 1,974 helpful votes

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Mark 11:24 ESV / 1,766 helpful votes

 

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

John 15:7 ESV / 1,529 helpful votes

 

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

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 1,301 helpful votes

 

Pray without ceasing,

Matthew 6:6 ESV / 1,284 helpful votes

 

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Romans 8:26 ESV / 1,259 helpful votes

 

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Matthew 6:7 ESV / 1,119 helpful votes

 

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

James 5:16 ESV / 1,042 helpful votes

 

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Jeremiah 33:3 ESV / 881 helpful votes

 

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Luke 11:9 ESV / 870 helpful votes

 

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Matthew 26:41 ESV / 801 helpful votes

 

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

Ephesians 6:18 ESV / 766 helpful votes

 

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

1 Timothy 2:1-4 ESV / 632 helpful votes

 

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Colossians 4:2 ESV / 599 helpful votes

 

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

Matthew 6:9-13 ESV / 591 helpful votes

 

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Matthew 6:5-8 ESV / 559 helpful votes

 

“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Psalm 34:17 ESV / 532 helpful votes

 

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Jeremiah 29:12 ESV / 526 helpful votes

 

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

1 Timothy 2:5 ESV / 516 helpful votes

 

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

Luke 18:1 ESV / 511 helpful votes

 

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 487 helpful votes

 

If my people who are called by my name 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 heal their land.

Matthew 21:22 ESV / 462 helpful votes

 

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

1 Timothy 2:8 ESV / 441 helpful votes

 

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

Luke 6:27-28 ESV / 414 helpful votes

 

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 390 helpful votes

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication 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 minds in Christ Jesus.

1 John 5:14-15 ESV / 386 helpful votes

 

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

1 John 5:14 ESV / 385 helpful votes

 

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

Matthew 18:19-20 ESV / 328 helpful votes

 

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 318 helpful votes

 

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

Romans 12:12 ESV / 317 helpful votes

 

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

James 4:3 ESV / 311 helpful votes

 

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

Mark 1:35 ESV / 283 helpful votes

 

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.

Psalm 145:18 ESV / 281 helpful votes

 

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV / 280 helpful votes

 

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 John 3:22 ESV / 277 helpful votes

 

And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

Matthew 7:7 ESV / 271 helpful votes

 

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

James 5:13-18 ESV / 252 helpful votes

 

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. ...

Proverbs 15:29 ESV / 247 helpful votes

 

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

John 14:13 ESV / 236 helpful votes

 

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

Acts 1:14 ESV / 230 helpful votes

 

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 221 helpful votes

 

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

Psalm 141:2 ESV / 211 helpful votes

 

Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

1 John 5:15 ESV / 201 helpful votes

 

And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 198 helpful votes

 

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

James 4:2 ESV / 197 helpful votes

 

You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Luke 18:1-8 ESV / 192 helpful votes

 

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” ...

Matthew 5:44 ESV / 192 helpful votes

 

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Isaiah 59:2 ESV / 192 helpful votes

 

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

James 1:6 ESV / 185 helpful votes

 

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

Acts 2:42 ESV / 181 helpful votes

 

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

John 9:31 ESV / 181 helpful votes

 

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

Luke 11:9-13 ESV / 177 helpful votes

 

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Luke 6:12 ESV / 174 helpful votes

 

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

Psalm 66:18 ESV / 169 helpful votes

 

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Psalm 18:6 ESV / 169 helpful votes

 

In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

John 16:23-24 ESV / 168 helpful votes

 

In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Psalm 5:3 ESV / 168 helpful votes

 

O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV / 164 helpful votes

 

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 164 helpful votes

 

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Proverbs 28:9 ESV / 163 helpful votes

 

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

John 14:13-14 ESV / 162 helpful votes

 

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

Matthew 9:35-38 ESV / 162 helpful votes

 

And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Psalm 66:17 ESV / 161 helpful votes

 

I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.

Mark 11:25 ESV / 160 helpful votes

 

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Luke 11:1 ESV / 159 helpful votes

 

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”

John 15:16 ESV / 157 helpful votes

 

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Psalm 145:18-19 ESV / 155 helpful votes

 

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 152 helpful votes

 

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Matthew 18:20 ESV / 150 helpful votes

 

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

James 1:5 ESV / 148 helpful votes

 

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Psalm 55:17 ESV / 141 helpful votes

 

Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.

Luke 21:36 ESV / 135 helpful votes

 

But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

1 Peter 3:12 ESV / 133 helpful votes

 

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

James 1:6-7 ESV / 126 helpful votes

 

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

Hebrews 5:7 ESV / 125 helpful votes

 

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

James 5:13 ESV / 123 helpful votes

 

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

James 5:14 ESV / 119 helpful votes

 

Is anyone among you sick? 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.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 115 helpful votes

 

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Colossians 1:3 ESV / 113 helpful votes

 

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

Romans 8:26-27 ESV / 107 helpful votes

 

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Peter 4:7 ESV / 104 helpful votes

 

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

James 5:16-18 ESV / 95 helpful votes

 

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

1 Corinthians 1:4 ESV / 95 helpful votes

 

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 94 helpful votes

 

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

James 5:14-15 ESV / 94 helpful votes

 

Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

John 14:14 ESV / 94 helpful votes

 

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

Psalm 122:6 ESV / 91 helpful votes

 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!

1 Samuel 12:23 ESV / 91 helpful votes

 

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 90 helpful votes

 

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Acts 12:5 ESV / 90 helpful votes

 

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Psalm 4:1 ESV / 89 helpful votes

 

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Matthew 21:21-22 ESV / 87 helpful votes

 

And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Jude 1:20 ESV / 86 helpful votes

 

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

James 5:13-14 ESV / 85 helpful votes

 

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? 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.

Acts 16:25 ESV / 83 helpful votes

 

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

1 John 5:16 ESV / 82 helpful votes

 

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

Luke 22:31-32 ESV / 82 helpful votes

 

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

Psalm 55:22 ESV / 82 helpful votes

 

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Psalm 118:5 ESV / 79 helpful votes

 

Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

Zechariah 13:9 ESV / 78 helpful votes

 

And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”